Change Your Mindset and Reject "Normal"
January is usually a weird month for me. We’re in that post Christmas funk, taking down all the decorations and lights and getting back into our regular routines. I don’t know about you, but my house feels so bare now that it’s back to normal.
Back to normal. If you think about it, that is a really odd phrase.
What is normal anyway? I definitely know normal for me probably isn’t the same as normal for you.
What I realized when I was thinking about the idea of normal, is that "normal" changes every day as we grow and change.
With the start of the new year, comes a fresh start for your mindset. January is a huge goal setting month for business owners and entrepreneurs. We’re all feverishly charting, planning, and mapping out our 2010 goals and what we are going to do to make them a reality by year’s end.
By setting goals, planning product launches or new programs and services, and creating marketing plans, we are committing to making big changes. And, by making big changes, we will be transforming what is considered "normal" today into something completely different by year’s end.
I challenge you to write down what you consider to be normal in your business right now, what things you tolerate because it is normal, and what actions you take because it is normal. Then I want you to write down how you are going to change what you consider "normal" to improve your business and improve your business mindset throughout 2010.
As an amazing woman Maria Gamb says, "Change the norm. Change the world."
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Lori Latimer says:
I love this! I especially like the last paragraph, because I also think that what’s normal at one point may no longer be normal.
I decided a few years ago that I wasn’t into New Year’s resolutions… why wait for a new year to have new resolutions? Each new day we have a chance for a “do over” of anything we didn’t like or that didn’t work the previous day. So what we thought was normal yesterday might not be normal today and might not have worked, but we can do it differently tomorrow and find a new “normal”!
Lori
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I love this! I especially like the last paragraph, because I also think that what’s normal at one point may no longer be normal.
I decided a few years ago that I wasn’t into New Year’s resolutions… why wait for a new year to have new resolutions? Each new day we have a chance for a “do over” of anything we didn’t like or that didn’t work the previous day. So what we thought was normal yesterday might not be normal today and might not have worked, but we can do it differently tomorrow and find a new “normal”!
Lori
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Lori – Thanks for stopping by the Bourn Creative blog! I appreciate your comment and wholeheartedly agree. The definition of normal changes all the time! I like you also don’t make new year resolutions. I head Warrior-preneur Ann Evanston speak in September 2009 and she said something fantastic that I love – “Every one complains about Mondays, another week, more work, etc. But I choose to look at Mondays and another opportunity for a fresh start!”
