How to Reset Your Goals Without Starting Over

Q1 is officially in the books, and before you roll right into Q2 like nothing happened, let me ask you something. How are your goals actually going?

Not the ones you talked about at New Year’s or the ones that sounded good in the moment. The real ones. The ones you wrote down when you had clarity, energy, and a vision for what this year could become. Go pull them out for a second. I’ll wait.

Here’s something I teach a lot when it comes to vision. There are really three layers to it. Your long-term or legacy vision is the big picture of who you want to become and what you want to leave behind. Your three to five year vision is the roadmap that gets you there. And your daily vision is the habits, routines, and choices you make every single day.

So here’s the question that matters most right now. Are your daily habits actually moving you toward your three to five year vision? Because if they are not, nothing changes.

I’ll be honest with you. The last month threw me off a bit. For the first two months of the year, I was working out almost every day and felt great. Strong. Consistent. Then came two straight weeks of travel to Cabo, Palm Springs, Wisconsin, and Arizona, and just like that my routine disappeared. I just got back into it recently.

Does that mean I failed? No. It just means I hit a rough spot in the middle of the dance.

If you’ve been around me for a while, you know I love using dance as a metaphor. Dance runs on an eight count. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, and then it starts again every single time. No matter where you stumble, there is always another one coming. A fresh start is built right into the rhythm.

And that is where you are right now. Not behind and not too late. You are just at the next one.

Take a few minutes this week and check in with yourself. No judgment, just awareness. How are things really going in these areas: finances, vacations and rest, spiritual growth, friendships and meaningful connections, and hobbies and interests outside of work?

If something feels off, that is not failure. That is feedback, and now you get to decide what to adjust moving forward.

You do not need to start over. You just need to step back in. The music is still playing, so get back on the floor.

Proactive, Productive, and Profitable,
Dino