Guys guys guys, I’m back! So. One of my goals in the new year was to not miss a week of newsletters unless there was a wild emergency or my hands fell off. I was starting off strong for a full two weeks until I got covid last week (for the second time, awesome) I thought it would be a cute little head cold but I ended up getting pretty sick. No newsletter that week, no big deal.
When the weekend rolled around and I started to feel better I figured I’d be ready to write this week’s newsletter on Sunday night. But then it was midnight and I had been packaging orders for hours and I didn’t write the newsletter. But suddenly it was 1 am and I was wide awake in bed, but not in a way where I could write the newsletter. I had planned on writing the newsletter before work, but due to the lack of sleep, I (rightfully) decided to sleep in. No newsletter yet, no big deal!
No biggie— I’ll write it Monday night.
And that’s what I am doing right now.
But then get this: it is now Friday afternoon. Time travel! And why wasn’t the newsletter sent on Monday? Because I forgot! No big deal!
You’re probably wondering what I’m getting at, hang tight.
My goal is still to send a newsletter every week. My goal is still to have every single one on the schedule for the rest of the year, even if I know there’s a good chance something else will come up.
And that my friends, is why I love goals. They’re not commandments from a dictator, they’re things that you want to accomplish! Goals get such a bad rap in 2022, I almost feel guilty for calling them goals, like an Instagram psychologist, is going to cancel me for not calling them “intentions” because goals are too much pressure. Like I’m the spokesperson for capitalism.
The secret to a good goal for me actually is… my intention! Writing this thing gets me out of my creative comfort zone and has helped me grow in ways I couldn’t imagine. I have the intention of connecting with my readers, and I’m blown away by how much it’s grown. So yeah, my goal is to grow it more. The intention is that we’ll all grow in that process. The more consistent I am, the better this newsletter is. Let’s be honest.
I live a healthy, fluid, peaceful life, or uh, I try to. So when I had to keep pushing my newsletter back but I knew it was reasonable, I genuinely didn’t sweat it. I wasn’t hard on myself, I knew I wasn’t a failure, and most importantly: I trusted that it would happen when it needed to at the end of the day. The secret to success isn’t punishing yourself when you don’t perfect your goals, the secret is moving forward even when you don’t want to, or if you messed up or took a step back.
I wrote this newsletter (AND SENT IT) because I knew it would. I trust myself! This approach to living is so fulfilling because I can create healthy goals that take me where I want to go. It’s not rigid, it’s energetic, it allows me to be ambitious but not restrictive. If you get covid you don’t lose points, ya know?
So here’s the thing: I think you should make a goal. A goal that will help you wake up excited and feel happy to be alive. Call it whatever you want. But why not have some fun?
Xx, Chloe
Here’s a song to listen to while you make your goals