Getting Back to Business on Day 60

I've been a simply horrid 100-day-challenger. Missing in action. Not sticking to my plan for the challenge. Every time I thought about the challenge again I'd feel absolutely terrible. But, the next day I'd just do the same thing: Go about my day without thinking much about it.

However, don't think that I haven't been doing anything toward reaching my goals. In a lot of ways I achieved an awful lot during my period of "inactivity."

1. I realized that some of the goals I originally set out to achieve, are not what I really want.
2. I stayed focused on achieving the goals that were most important to me.
3. I got in lots of physical activity - swimming, tennis, walking
   

Here is the list of goals that I developed within the first few days of starting the challenge, but never got around to posting. (Or is that wasn't willing to commit to them? Anyway, here is the list:

1. Complete the foundation for my new business venture.
   
2. Acquire 3 new ideal clients.
3. Fill three workshops to capacity.
   
4. Complete my current work-in-progress - a novel.
5. Get published in new markets.
   

My goals are basically the same for this 100-day Challenge. However, the megachange that has occurred is the focus of my business. Earlier in the year I had a great idea for a new business service that I wanted to offer. It was similar to the primary service I offered at the time and it was closely align with a business that my husband and I started together. While I set everything up, I never really pursued the idea. Fast forward to a few weeks before this challenge began.

My husband and I were talking about a need in our area and how we could help many of the homeowners in our community. Suddenly, it became clear. I took my idea and changed it to fit the need we saw in our area. What makes it such a fabulous idea is that it fits both our creative strengths and our passion for doing something that will really have an impact on people in our community.

As I've gone through the past few weeks I've been able to clarify my business goals and re-evaluate which ventures are truly important to me and worth my 100% commitment. I have also become much clearer on many of my personal goals and stepped up my level of commitment to achieving them.

A few weeks ago I was ready to just skip out on this challenge and wait for the next one. But, I realized that this type of mentality has kept me thinking - "Next time" - for the past two decades. I am jumping back in with both feet and working hard to achieve the goals that I have not achieved yet on my list. The ones I have achieved, I hope to achieve in a bigger, more powerful way.

Namaste,

Samara Leigh