Be Perfectly You

After the New Year  many of us have made New Year Resolutions. Often we reflect back on the past to see what we did wrong or could have done better. This year you may have decided to do several things to better your life. So many of us resolve to do certain things to make us live a healthier and happier life. It is great to set the goals and really pursue them every day.

However not only do we set our goals but we look at standards society has set. Now more than ever it seems the pressure is on for us to start succeeding at our goals. Now much of the marketing we see is targeted to keeping your new years resolutions on track. We see all this advertising convincing us to join the gym, eat healthier, go back to school, get rid of bad habits, etc. Now we have packed all this into our daily lives on top of everything else going on.

This can become overwhelming and you almost want to throw in the towel at some point. We get so caught up in trying to be perfect.

"Strive for excellence, not perfection. Being excellent is being true to who you are, being your best. Perfection is fitting another ideal."

There is no reason to fit someone else's idea of perfection. It is up to you to be the perfect YOU. Find out what makes you excellent and how you want to achieve that. Each small step you take towards your goal will eventually lead you to that goal. Each journey you take starts with one small step not a leap towards the finish line. Therefore pursue your goals patiently and do not expect to be anything but the perfect version of yourself.