Closing and beginning of cycles

The Christmas season that arouses many mixed emotions. It is experienced between happiness and sadness, and some manic and depressive symptoms can increase.

At this time sometimes repressed conflicts are triggered, such as missing loved ones who are no longer there, who are no longer going to celebrate these moments.

For other people it is a time of much reflection, of evaluating our activity and achievements of the year. We begin to question our goals, objectives or dreams. It is also a time to acknowledge our failures, doubts, and fears. The desire to excel must prevail, even if there have been failures or frustrations.

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Starting new life cycles

It is good to give a good welcome to 2023, which must be loaded with good wishes and very good intentions. Think about the good things that have happened to us and the bad things that can help us grow and appreciate everything we have become.

It is good to recognize that 2022 has given us many reasons to cry, but we must also convince ourselves that we must dream and achieve them, giving way to health, happiness, joy and love. On the other hand, we must not forget that

sense of humor is essential to feel happy and see worries in a different way.

It will be time to revive inactive projects and try to complete them. It could also be time resume old ties and think about everything you want to say goodbye to to leave it behind; such as everything related to love, friendship, labor issues among others.

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Identify limiting beliefs

To conquer our dreams, we have to lose fear and excuses in order to plan a different life strategy. Identify why we set limits to do things It will be a great advance in the conquest of the goals. At this time of closing the year it would be good to make a list of "how will I do to achieve what I left unfinished"; As I mentioned before, you have to work on the strategies to reach the end and not have that bad taste in your mouth at the end of the year of "I didn't fulfill myself."

Think about the goals you are going to pursue in order to achieve them; locate ourselves in the here and now, leaving the past aside.

On the other hand, there are people who do not know what they want, and that is the main thing to know in order to plan the change. It is very easy to say "I don't know what I want" to avoid a liability that if we go into the subject, it is most likely that it is fear of achieving our desires.

To do?

The first step is decide what you want to achieve. If it is difficult for you, write down on a piece of paper whatever comes to mind. By having this you can divide your desires into small steps, of everything you may need to achieve it. It is key to establish a strategy so that you can fix a deadline to make it. These goals are a commitment to yourself.

Another important aspect is be constant and positive. It is also worth it that throughout your work you recognize your achievements so that you reward yourself and remain motivated. This can also be used to make the necessary modifications. A way to reward yourself can be based on even small things; It is not necessary that you make large expenses, for example reward yourself with a trip to the movies or to eat something that you like, but keep in mind that it is an award because you achieved something that you yourself you proposed

What is generated by the fact that you establish and embrace goals is a feeling that will allow you to give more coherence to your life, since it will mark a style of acting, in relationships and in general the way of seeing what happens in your life, feeling more and more productive.

Another aspect to achieve our goals is gain confidence in yourself. Confidence is the key to achieving your goals and progressing your strategy. Think and convince yourself that you are capable of achieving everything you set your mind to and that you are capable of achieving it.

Throughout your strategy, keep in mind that there will be mistakes, but we must recognize them and learn from them in order to improve and establish the necessary modifications. Never see it as a failure. On the other hand, these are other keys that can help you:

• Effort and not being afraid to work intensely, thinking that you must be tolerant and persevering.
• Establishing a balance of what the priorities are and acting according to them.
• Avoid blaming others for your mistakes and limitations, because that will be an obstacle for you to achieve your goals.
• Identify your distractions and remind yourself daily of the reason for your goal to feel more motivated.
• Keep breaks in mind, but don't spend them thinking about what you could have done.
• Take action on what you are looking for in one way or another, you will feel productive and you will see the changes in a very short term, whether they are small or big, but I assure you that you will be surprised.

Conclusion

At this time it is important to recognize and identify your feelings. By reflecting on them we can decide how to adapt them to your needs.

Perhaps, if you feel all these emotions, it is important that you are not left alone and can express and share your feelings. The best thing is that you try to have a different attitude towards this time and if you find it difficult you can contact me.