Become a Better You: 8 things you need to be thinking about and working toward
By EEW Magazine Online Editors // Spiritual // Advice
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We are in the second month of the New Year, and before you know it, we’ll be celebrating the incoming of 2024. To maximize these next several months, there are specific things you should be thinking about and working toward.
EEW Magazine Online is offering 8 areas of focus to give added attention, time, and effort to this year and every year for maximum productivity.
#1 Growing your faith. When you are too distracted with the cares of life, you miss valuable moments to grow and mature in your faith. Devote time to reading Scripture, praying, and worshiping God daily. These actions will develop you, grow you up, prepare and position you to walk in your calling.
#2 Managing your relationships. Whether you’re married or single, a parent or not, there are key relationships that require maintenance. Be sure to make time for those you care about and make investments in the people that matter. We are only as successful as the relationships we cultivate.
#3 Taking care of your health. We often take our health for granted and treat our bodies poorly. But if you’re sick and weak, you cannot be as productive as you need to be. Make a commitment to steward your health. That means eating better and exercising regularly. You don’t have to make drastic changes all at once, but a little bit of effort goes a long way.
#4 Read more. Readers are leaders. Life-long learners experience greater levels of productivity, success, and achieve milestones others only dream about. Aside from carving out daily Bible study time and scanning social media for inspiration, consider what types of books, research, and training you should delve into for for self-improvement, knowledge enhancement, and overall growth and change. Value what you put into your brain. Helpful information will lead to handsome rewards.
#5 Goal-setting and planning. What do you want to do in the next few weeks, months, or even years? What dream has God planted in your heart? Get to work on it. Time is ticking. Begin setting short-term and long-term goals. Start praying, planning and strategizing now. Greatness awaits you. Get busy!
#6 Clearing space. Everything that was relevant to you and healthy for you yesterday may not hold the same relevance or benefit today. Carve out space to evaluate the people, things and opportunities that are taking up your time. Have you outgrown certain relationships? Are you stagnant in particular roles? Do you need to move on and clear your space to make room for growth? Pray, assess, then take appropriate action.
#7 Self-evaluating. Working on yourself takes a lot of time and intentional action. What habits do you need to break? What areas require more attention and intention? What new skills must you learn to better position yourself for success in the areas you’re called to operate? Self-evaluation is a prerequisite to self-improvement. Without it, you will not make any progress.
#8 Serving others. Greatness is serving. Giving of yourself to benefit others is the will of God for you. With this in mind, ask God to reveal your purpose which is tied to your passion and talent. As you’re thinking about what motivates and drives you, see how you can serve in greater ways in that capacity. A servant’s heart will help humanity, carry you far, fuel your work, and most importantly, please God.
Examine your thoughts actions. Tweak and modify as necessary. Make it your daily mission to see to it that you do everything in your power to be the best possible version of yourself.
