2014 Mid-Year Review – How Are You Leaning?

‘Be Inspired and Lean Into Your 2014” is the slogan that came to my mind as the New Year approached. Like many I had several items on my resolutions list, goals of the personal and professional kind, determined to keep me in this motivational state. More business, lose weight, be kind to everyone…, some standard “I’ll do betters and a few different ones sprang up.

So here we are at July 1 and half of this year has quickly gone by. And for me it’s time to assess and ask myself a few questions—to do a mid-year review. Yet another list to respond to: Is there anything I can check off as accomplished? How am I doing overall with those  goals?  Do I really want the answer to these becomes another issue to ponder. Well it was a snowy winter so I didn’t exercise a lot and comfort food eating became the convenient option. Then when I’m truthful with myself, I own up to what did go right, even with a struggle. A few new clients with business travel, different speaking engagements, and author talk/blitz at local libraries.

Revisiting our actions can be difficult, but often necessary. So I’m posting a few inquiries for thought in obtaining inspiring and leaning status.

What inspires you?

How do you lean in to your purpose?

Who are you when your best self is evident?

For many of us, a basic sense of feeling in control of our lives, showing up authentic, taking care of our physical, mental and spiritual being with a healthy sense of self-esteem would be filtered into the answers to those questions.

So why aren’t we always there? What gets in the way or things that become hold backs?

Certainly life’s disappointments, our habits, motivations and perspectives can flow out in each of those areas to send us spiraling downward.

I realized that it’s easy to be caught in a few of those hold back attitudes from achieving my best “inspired lean into”. Letdowns and cookie monsters reigned.

What’s my now?

“You can always begin again” is one of those spiritual sayings that resonates most clearly.

I’m taking a few steps to move forward.  The weight issue was one of my biggest personal challenges, I got way off course. But I’ve been out for walks and workouts over the last month. Momentum is always good! Then while out on a walk one morning, more clarity came in the way of this statement.

Sometimes we all need a little PUSH. Purpose, Understanding, Support, Healing.

But nothing beats the ultimate PUSH. Pray Until Something Happens!

And “your latter can be greater.”

Stay inspired! Keep leaning into this energy!