See It. Believe it. Acheive it.

As we enter the first full week of the year, I can’t help but to ask myself one question: How can I make this year MY year?

I’ve already read some pretty inspiring posts about being a better ‘you’ in 2014 (Levo League, The Daily Muse) And so it began.

When I started thinking about how I could make this year better than previous ones, I remembered a tweet from JasFly about vision boards.

Looking at my 2013 vision board, what an amazing year. I saw almost all of it come into fruition. 'Grateful' isn't a big enough word.
— JasFly (@JasFly) November 28, 2013

In case you’re wondering what a vision board is, I would describe it as a collage of pictures and sayings that represent your goals. The great thing about vision boards is that they can be created on a weekly or monthly basis also.

Reading the amazement in JasFly’s tweet, I then decided I would make my own. I began asking myself a few questions from Paul Angone’s All Groan Up post and other questions like, ‘What are my main goals this year? Are they attainable in one year’s time?’ After finding the answers to those questions and some hours of

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2013: Girl Bye.

How in the world have 365 days gone by so quickly?? I can still remember signing up for my dreaded Finance class in January!

Honestly, I’m so happy this year is coming to a close. 2013 has been a year of regrets, high hopes, laughter, tons of tears and pretty much every other emotion under the sun. I’ve had great times this year and met some great people, but man am I ready for a change.

At the beginning of this year if you told me I would be back in my home town unemployed after graduation, I would have looked at you like you were crazy. I assumed my personality and recommendations from my past employer about my work ethic, would get me an entry level job. Little did I know, my choice of careers is all about who you know, not what you know. It’s also a “work your butt off balancing school, work, and internships” kind of thing and sadly I only focused on two of those.

2013 has taught me that life doesn’t go how you plan it but it goes by God’s plan for you. And while you may not understand why something is happening to you, you have to understand that it’s all happening for a reason. That alone has been my biggest obstacle to overcome this year and I’m still working on it.

As I say farewell to 2013, there are a few things I hope to accomplish before this day next year.

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