Fifty-two Week Challenge: Week 5, Moving On

Are you still with me? Please, hang in there as you build upon your habits and keep your commitment to yourself and others; don’t get frustrated or give up now. Your momentum is slowly building and soon it will be unstoppable.

A big part of achieving your goals is doing what others will not do. In essence, you must form habits that others don't like to do; you must have the mental stamina to develop the small, daily steps that will achieve your goals. It takes mental strength, but like all strength, you build it by repetitive use. Your mind is a powerful tool and can used to build your goals.

For your mind and body to perform at a higher level, you must let go of the old and replace it with the new. We must throw away things we no longer use, clear time in our schedules, let go of negative people. We can't do it all at once, but we can take the little steps every day to clean house. To move forward with your new goal, you must close up the loose ends of your past and replace them with the ideals of the future.

This week, start replacing and finishing up things that slow you down. Write down your list of things that aggregate you. This list can include, among many things: unpaid debts, promises not met, disorganized rooms, people that you need to forgive or forget, bad food choices, poor time management. The inventory is endless, but each one of us has a "list of aggravations." It is time to confront it, close it up, and then replace it with something better.

Moving toward your new goals is a lot easier when you are free of worries and concerns that cause resistance. As you build on your plan this week, actively work to replace or eliminate bad habits and thoughts. The momentum toward achievement will start moving faster and faster as we rid ourselves of the things that hold us back.

Press forward and continue to climb. Better things are coming your way.


“Even though you may want to move forward in your life, you may have one foot on the brakes. In order to be free, we must learn how to let go. Release the hurt. Release the fear. Refuse to entertain your old pain. The energy it takes to hang onto the past is holding you back from a new life. What is it you would let go of today?” — Mary Manin Morrissey