Hello 2020! I have a great feeling about this year for my personal growth and I hope you all have set out to make this year an intentional one too. Instead of doing a vision board, I decided to make a vision blog post! Not only have I made a New Year’s resolution, but I’ve also decided to really focus on them in a thematic way. My theme this year is discipline. Truthfully, I’ve only had a handful of experiences in the past few years that really challenged my discipline and those few times were extremely difficult to complete. I want to take it a notch and practice discipline with a few things.

So in the year 2020, I really want to practice more discipline and I hope that maybe this will inspire some of you to join me. I have since recruited a few co-workers and a few friends to go on this similar journey by going on a 30 day “no” challenge. If this particular theme isn’t what you want to tackle this year no problem, but I hope it inspires you to make the effort to make whatever changes you want to work on and stick to it.

I decided to commit to giving up one thing per month for the entire year. For example, for the month of January, I have given up alcohol. I’ve already been challenged 4 times since the New Year and it hasn’t been a full week. Some examples include: invitations to happy hours, sitting at bars drinking water while waiting for a birthday dinner to start, and being asked on dates to go grab drinks (btw finding love operation is in full swing).

What I’ve learned in such a short amount of time is I guess you never really know how much access you have to something until you put a restriction on it or take it away. Saying no to that access willfully is painful and hard af. Wish ya girl good luck because I know I will definitely need it. In addition to giving up something per month, I have also made a pledge to myself to make better improvements in my life. I have a few goals I want to accomplish. I hope that by putting this out into the universe and pairing it with my discipline practices, I will manifest it and be able to check those boxes off. I will list the things I’ll be giving up each month in no particular order, and the things I wish to improve on throughout the year.

· No alcohol

· No red meat

· No meat/vegetarian

· No carbs

· No sugar

· No weed

· No sex

· No dining out

· No fast food

· No coffee

· Go Vegan

· No shopping (groceries & toiletries are exempt)

· Get to work 10 minutes early

· Workout regularly 4 times a week

· Hike weekly

· Schedule/create and post more on creative content sites

· Try something new every month

· More music

· More dance

· Go on more dates

· Save money (5k by end of the year)

· Pay off car

· Pay off credit card

· Meal prep during the work week

· Walk daily for lunch

· Leave the past in 2019

· 8 hours of sleep

Needless to say I am super excited and hopeful for this year long journey. What I hope to accomplish is to make a few lifestyle adjustments and overall become a healthier person in mind, body and soul.

Cheers to the New Year!

2020: The Year of Discipline