2. Discipline + Dedication

I mentioned in my previous blog post that around the end of each December, I choose a theme for the upcoming year. I’ve decided that my motto for 2024 is “Discipline and Dedication”. 

Something that can sometimes be difficult for me is maintaining commitment through the highs and lows. In the past year, I spent a lot of time feeling like I wasn’t talented enough or working hard enough. I would often wallow in that feeling and allow it to hold me back from giving my work all the effort that it deserved. I was unmotivated and terrified of failure. It wasn’t until a close friend told me her motto, “blame no one, expect nothing, do something”, that I realized I was causing my own downfall. But I also realized that I was the only one who could pull myself back up, and then push myself to keep climbing. 

I’m not waiting for other people to put in that work for me anymore, because that’s never going to be successful. I need to want it and do it for myself. That’s where my 2024 theme comes from. I’m abandoning the fear of defeat because I’ll never get anywhere unless I try, and failure paves the road to success. 

I’m so excited to continue this growth and keep this blog as a sort of diary of my progress! Keep following along with my journey to stay disciplined and dedicated in 2024.

(P.S. a special shoutout to Hannah for sharing her motto and telling me, in the kindest way possible, that I needed to stand up on my own two feet and actually do something if I wanted to see changes in my life! She was definitely onto something. 😉)