A new month— time to set a small goal

October is here— my favorite month.  Time for sweaters, pumpkins, colored leaves, and my favorite— candy corn! 

Although candy corn is high on my favorite's list, this new month of October brings other things far more important than my favorite candy.  It brings us the opportunity to make a fresh start; to set goals. We all have goals we want to reach.  Why not use this new month as an opportunity to declare a small goal that you can achieve by the end of October.  That gives you 31 days to accomplish something.  It could be losing 5 pounds, cleaning out your closet (something I keep saying I’m going to do), reading at night instead of watching television, or calling a friend or family member that you haven't spoken to in a while.  Whatever it is— let’s set a small goal today.  Because chances are, once we accomplish our small goal, it will give us the momentum to set loftier goals. But we must start somewhere.

Let’s start now.  My goal is to give myself a compliment every day in October (I’ve realized that I am my worst critic at times and if I don’t treat myself kindly, how can I expect others to?). 

Set your small goal for October.   I will check back with you at the end of the month to see how you did and to let you know how I did with my self-compliments.

31 days and counting down…