Happy New Year! The beginning of a new year is always a time of reflection. No matter who we are, we tend to look back before we look forward. Most people don’t change anything after looking back. However, the few people who do, not only learn from their past, but they also effect changes in their future. As we embark on the year 2021 journey, I will be igniting the inner spark within you to do these four things: Think Big … Dream Big … Believe Big … Now!
Think Big:
The ability to think big is the first step to break out of our bubble of self-imposed limits, channel our energies to explore a better future and map out the path ahead to make things possible. Are you thinking of a completely debt-free life this new year? Think Big! Thinking big is not daydreaming or imagining a beautiful future, it’s a mental practice that allows us to take active control over our own life.
Dream Big:
I can’t stress enough the significance of dreaming big in your finances. Most people in this world don’t pursue their dreams. They earn a living, raise a family, and they die, perhaps dealing with the regret later in life, asking themselves, “What if I would have pursued that dream.” Tell me, what do you dream about? Running your own business? Buying a house? Retiring early? Travelling the world? Close your eyes and see what pictures emerge. Dream big!
Believe Big:
Many of us will pick a big dream and then immediately start pecking furiously at the edges with a list of ways it can't, won't, or shouldn't work out for us. Let unbelief be far from you this new year! Decide you want your dream to happen. Believe it can and will happen. Believing bigger is the magic sauce that will help propel your dream into reality. “Believe big. The size of your success is determined by the size of your belief…” — David Schwartz.
Now:
If there's a word that describes the combination of thinking, dreaming and believing in one swoop, the word would be commitment. Figure out what you need to do to make your dream happen. Then go do it NOW. Be committed to taking action NOW without procrastination. Be committed to taking action daily. “Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world.” — Joel A. Barker.
May the beginning of this year fill you with new strength, bravery and faith necessary to achieve your dreams. May each day of this new year be filled with contentment, opportunities and abundance for you and your loved ones. Wishing you a joyous and healthy 2021. A year when we Think Big, Dream Big and Believe Big … NOW!
About Nike
Oyenike Adetoye (aka Nike) is an impactful speaker, author and personal finance expert. A Chartered Management Accountant by profession. Nike is the founder and CEO of LifTED Finance, a private financial firm that educates, coaches and supports people on their journey through financial fitness and wealth management.