Shell Vera

Here in America, we’re celebrating the unofficial beginning of summer. I think it’s poetic that Memorial Day weekend is also when we honor those who never came back from their last day: people who died while serving in the Armed Forces.

Every day people are around you are at risk of today being their last day. By chance or by choice. After battles in their bodies and after battles in their minds.

As you walk around the beach, attend parties and cookouts, and engage with the world around you, remember ’s words. They’ve never been truer than today as we see people around us passing away, which means their loved one are struggling, which means you could be a light shining into someone’s darkness.

Be tender with others. You don’t know what they’re going through. Just as they don’t know what you’re going through.

If you’ve been stalling on your goals ALL these years, chances are that you’re not going to conquer them overnight.

Instead, break them down into bite-size pieces using the philosophies shared in books like Darren Hardy’s “The Compound Effect” and BJ Fogg’s “Timy Habits”.

Incorproate ideas from Tommy Barnett’s “The Power of a Half Hour” or James Clear’s “Atomic Habits”.

Consider teaching from Cal Newport’s “Deep Work” or “The One Thing” by Gary Keller with Jay Papasan. (Christians, also consider “The Best Yes” by Lysa Terkheurst and “Redeeming Your Time” by Jordan Raynor” for scriptural application of time / energy commitments.)

Go back to the basics with the Brian Tracy’s “Eat That Frog” and Laura Vanderkam’s “168 Hours”.

The beautiful thing about technology is we have access to so many resources! We also have the ability to talk / engage with others who are putting these teachings into action.

👉🏼 Let this be the year you read / listen AND apply the learning.
💪🏽 Let this be the year you reach out for accountability to go further and dive deeper into your goals.
🙌🏽 Let this be the year you shine the way you’ve helped others glow for years!

Start today and you’ll be crushing your goals one habit at a time before the end of the quarter, and reaching goals you didn’t think possible before the Gregorian calendar changes to 2025!

Let’s go!