Happy New Year 2016

Happy New Year! :)

 

Every end of the year, I make sure I get to share this idea with all of you. I believe that this is will help each and everyone of us attain our goals for ourselves, for our families and most importantly offering everything for God's greater glory.

One great way to begin the year is to know where you are going. This is what it means by the following lines: Begin with an End in Mind (Covey), Definiteness of Purpose (Napoleon Hill), & Vision (Maxwell).

Here are the steps:

1) Pray
2) Personal Mission Statement
3) 2016 Goals
4) Monthly & Daily Goals
5) Claim Jeremiah 29:11 and Proverbs 16:3
6) Act Now

7) Evaluate & Revise Accordingly

Here are the details:

1) Pray.
"Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans".
-Proverbs 16:3

When you offer to God all your plans, He will give you the wisdom, knowledge and strength needed in order for your plans to succeed.

2) Have a Personal Mission Statement.
"Let the first act of every morning be to make the following resolve for the day: I shall not fear anyone on Earth. I shall fear only God.I shall not bear ill will toward anyone. I shall not submit to injustice from anyone. I shall conquer untruth by truth.And in resisting untruth, I shall put up with all suffering."
-Mahatma Gandhi

Live with a purpose. You have a purpose in life. You know in your heart what's most important to you. In fact, your mission and values are expressed every day, by how you live–you just may not realize it.
For more inspiration, click these links: http://www.franklincovey.com/msb/ and https://www.stephencovey.com/sample-mission-statements.php
and http://www.forbes.com/sites/drewhendricks/2014/11/10/personal-mission-statement-of-14-ceos-and-lessons-you-need-to-learn/

3) Write down your 2016 Goals.
"When you lose the capacity to dream, you lose the capacity to love."
-Pope Francis

Part of dreaming is having a planner with you where you can jot down your dreams/goals and your steps to achieve them. So for those who still don't have a planner for 2015, it's not yet too late. Drop by Papemelroti and get a very useful and budget friendly planner for only P20 or you may also invest on a good planner which will really help you achieve your goals for the year. But for those who really don't have the budget to buy one, I found this sample planner in http://www.franklincovey.com/tc/mediaengine/public/files/31_sampleplanner.pdf which you can reproduce for personal use. You may categorize according to the aspects of your life.

4) Further write down your Monthly & Daily Goals.
For more exciting planner samples, you may check this out: http://www.passionplanner.com/get-the-passion-planner-2016

5) Claim Jeremiah 29:11: "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." and Proverbs 16:3, "

6) Act Now.
Actualization is an important step. You have to work on making your dreams come true.

7) Evaluate & Revise Accordingly

Find your vision, and let it guide you in all that you do. ~John Maxwell

Hope this helps. May overflowing blessings, success & happiness chase you endlessly! God bless!

Love lots,
Ate Rosselle ♥

My Personal Mission Statement

My Personal Mission Statement

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.' We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." 

(A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles", Harper Collins, 1992. From Chapter 7, Section 3]) 

A great way to begin 2012 is to put in words your own Personal Mission Statement. You know that you have a purpose in life. You know in your heart what matters most. Indeed, your purpose and values are expressed everyday, by how you live-sometimes consciously sometimes not. 

In 2009, I was 23, I came to a point in my life that I do not know what I want and I do not know where I am going. My mom would often tell me that I usually undergo a crisis every time I am going from one stage of life to another as I experienced from childhood to adolescence. At 23, I was a fresh grad and I was doing my first job. I was in the realm of the unknown as I cannot define what I want to do with my life. I started having a thirst for knowledge. I started quenching my thirst by doing a quest. I looked into the different libraries and personal collections of people. Some of the greatest books are written a long time ago. Some are written in unknown ages. But man was able to dig deep into the chests of knowledge and was able to excavate such treasures. Thus, my passion for continuing learning begun.

Some of these hidden treasures are now at hand. But it needs refinement. Some are still to be found. These treasures are more than the net worth of Bill Gates or Warren Buffet. These are so precious that I decided to dedicate my life in this passion.

In 2009, together with my workmates in St. Peter, we run through the book, 7 Habits of Highly effective people by Stephen Covey. I read it and tried applying the theories. Stephen Covey has a site named after his organization --- Franklin Covey. I'm pondering on the second habit which is Begin with an end in mind. This habit helped me develop my personal mission statement.

Mahatma Gandhi's mission is captured in a short list of active statements. You can craft your mission in this style, starting each sentence with "I shall" or "I will."

Let the first act of every morning be to make the following resolve for the day:

• I shall not fear anyone on Earth.
• I shall fear only God.
• I shall not bear ill will toward anyone.
• I shall not submit to injustice from anyone.
• I shall conquer untruth by truth.
• And in resisting untruth, I shall put up with all suffering.

 My Personal Mission Statement helped me define my goals. I hope you get the time to write your own as this will define your life. Always put in mind that success is in God's hands and that all things are possible in Him. So whatever your plans may be, offer it for His greater glory. Surely, success is at hand in Jesus name. So to end this blog post, here is the prayer of Jabez to guide us for 2012:

Have a Super Blessed 2012! :) 

Love lots,
Rosselle