Let’s try this again and pretend that the first week of 2021 was a failed trial run. This first week of 2021 reminds me of that infamous scene from season two of VH1’s Love and Hip Hip New York. Erica Mena and Kimbella were meeting for the first time, and the next thing we saw were fistfuls of blonde weave in both of their hands. Sheesh. Mona Scott-Young herself stepped into the scene to stop the fight and have them start over.
After the terrorists stormed the halls of Congress on January 6th to block the ceremonial confirmation of President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral votes, I feel like the whole country needed to abort and reboot. In addition to burning sage, writing down your goals and intentions, as well as creating your vision board, here are some tips from Devon Franklin about re-starting this new year.
Believe Things Can Change The most important principle in “rebooting your life” is that you are in control of your operating system – the conscious and unconscious habits that run your life. No matter the situation you find yourself in, you have the power to upgrade your system! Stop telling yourself that things can’t change.
Embrace a Daily Reboot
You can get a fresh start each day in just one hour a day. Regardless of what may happen the day before, you can start each morning with a clean slate by devoting the first hour of the day to doing something good for yourself.
Make a Plan for Your Goals I want you to take a look at your goals and make a solid plan to accomplish them. Work with a trainer, life coach or accountability partner to keep you on track. Once you have accomplished one goal, you will have the confidence to move on to the next. Success breeds success. Despite what happened to you in 2020, 2021 is all about setting yourself up for success.
How are coping with the events of January 6th? My advice is to log off, reboot, and restart when you are emotionally ready. Take all of the time you need because you are the most important person in your life.