Choose to Celebrate

Celebrations - what achievement are you celebrating? You are on a journey and there are lots of milestones along the way. I want you to celebrate each one. Perhapse you are working on an organization plan and today you walked in the door and put everything into "its place" instead of dumping it on the kitchen table. That's something to celebrate! That is a step forward and it moved you closer to your goal.

Tomorrow you may be celebrating a large goal achieved - you ran a marathon or followed your budget for an entire year. Whether it's your first sale in your new business or achieving $100,000 in profit, a celebration is called for and helps you move forward.

Think about the good feelings you get when you congratulate yourself. Let's try this. Take a moment and think of something you did today that you are happy about or proud of. Just something little - "I chose fruit for my afternoon snack." "I got up early and went for a walk." "I created a great marketing plan." Now think about that accomplishment and tell yourself "Good job!" Give yourself a little pat on the back. How do you feel right now? Do you feel good about yourself? It is the time you spent thinking good thoughts about yourself that did it. And when we feel good about ourselves we achieve more and do better. That gives us another opportunity to congratulate ourselves so we feel good , achieve more and do even better. That gives us another opportunity. . . get the picture?

Celebration IS important, in all things great and small. So take some time, congratulate yourself, and celebrate your successes!