A lot of us are usually not ready for the second half of the year, but ready or not, it’s here! And I’m excited to welcome you to it. If this was the year you wanted to get more done by June than you have, it’s not too late! There’s still time to make 2018 your best year yet, you just need to take note of certain elements that could serve as catalysts even at this time of the year for your goals and aspirations.
It’s just half the race that is gone, we still have the other half to go, quitting or giving up halfway isn’t going to make you feel good, losing momentum with which you started also does no good for the purpose for which you embarked on the race in the first place. This second half gives you the opportunity to step back, evaluate your year so far with your goals and objectives (never mind the new year’s resolutions which likely didn’t last until February …), take action to get back on track if necessary.
Personally, second half is also a great opportunity for me to do some hard thinking over my finances, my businesses and other aspects of my life that I may want to improve.
For example, at the beginning of this year, it was one of my goals to do the physical launching of “Diamond in the Dust”- a non-profit organization that I created before the end of the first half of the year. The vision of the organization is to engage, develop and empower anyone in their mid-life stage looking forward to engaging for a higher purpose, and who seeks greater fulfillment in life (We did the soft launch on social media in the first quater of the year). While the goal sounds great, there are certain factors that would align my goal to its actualization: my health is one of those factors, it’s in fact a major one because there’s little one can do without sound health, also, if you remember in one of my past posts, I had mentioned that I was back in the University classroom as a student after many years for a third degree, the first half of the year happened to be my final semester to complete the degree.
So, in order to get my goals actualized, I needed to PRIORITIZE, which brought my health to the fore front. Thank God, after a few visits to the doctor’s office, I feel much better and refreshed to get more work done on my goal: the non-profit will be launched in this second half of this year. I have also completed my degree in Organizational Leadership & Supervision last Spring, so the pressure of assignment deadlines is off (at least for now until I start my PH.D)
Life happens as we strive to achieve our goals, and when those challenges come, don’t allow yourself to be discouraged, PRIORITIZE, EVALUATE and GET BACK ON TRACK. It’s important for you to know that it’s your journey, your dream, your goal, and you are not in competition with anyone, RUN YOUR OWN RACE, STAY IN YOUR LANE.
If you need some encouragement or a nudge to help you pursue your goals and dreams, send me an email at yemisholotan@havilahconcepts.com or simply share your story here and I’ll be glad to be a part of your journey in whatever way I’m able to, even if it’s only to cheer you on.
Don’t give up in the middle of the race, there’s the other half still to go!
HAPPY NEW MONTH OF JULY 2018!
You are awesome!
Yemi Sholotan
Yemi Sholotan 