Check Your Team

No meaningful endeavor is achieved alone. "It takes a village," they say. But what if your village is not filled with like-minded and supportive people? 

The way I see it, you're only option is to get around the right people. The right people can make you feel as though anything is possible. They act as a sounding board when things are going according to plan, they'll listen without judgement, encourage you to raise your standards, but most importantly they'll hold you accountable to achieving the things you say you will.

The wrong people can start to become a real drag and project their own insecurities on to you. If you're not careful you'll let that toxicity get to you and even start to share their doubts.

Find your All-Star squad and don't look back. 

The Year Ahead

Long after the ball has dropped and the confetti has been swept up, we take time to ponder the past year's wins and setbacks. Most importantly, we look to the year ahead.

If you're at all like me, you've already taken time to write out your ambitious goals for 2017; disciplines you hope to cement, habits you need to break, and achievements personal and professional you'd very much like to see come to fruition. 

Author, speaker, and former editor of Success Magazine, Darren Hardy once said, "The definition of commitment is doing the thing you said you were going to do, long after the mood you said it in has left you."

As you embark on the year ahead consider these two simple thoughts:

1. You can have high standards for yourself and hold yourself accountable without beating yourself up.

2. What will separate the people who achieve their goals versus those who don't will be consistency. Continue to put in the work on a regular basis long after the shininess of a new year has worn off.

Happy New Year and Best of Luck in 2017.