Did you set New Year resolutions or goals for 2013? So how is that
working for you? (My best Dr. Phil
imitation! LOL!) Many people at this time of this year give up on the goals
they set for the New Year because it is too overwhelming, they just got off
track, and then chose to quit.
This reminds me of
when Norma Silvers, Jake Brewer, and I started Betty Brewer’s Angels. Norma and I had been involved in non-profit charities
before, but we never started
one. Last year Joel Wrobbel asked me on
his radio show “Journey Through Aging”(airs on WRFD, 880AM, every Saturday at
8:00am), how we were able to do it. The answer was simple. We just kept doing
the next thing that needed done. Did
we stop sometimes and think it was all too overwhelming and could not be done.
Of course! But then we just took the next little step. The result is today BBA is a 501©(3) charity
with volunteers in many central Ohio long-term care facilities brightening the
lives of residents by establishing a one-on-one relationship with them.
So if you are feeling kinda down on yourself right now with
the February blues and have regrets about not following through on your New Year
Resolution, stop and think what is truly important to you, what do you want to
do that expresses who you are? And if
what you thought you wanted does not meet your new criteria, you can chose to
change your goal/resolution. Once you
have a true resolution that reflects who you want to be, or accomplish, all you
have to do is take the next small step towards it.
Sometimes the big picture is overwhelming and scary so
concentrate on the next, small step. Sound too simple to you? Try it! You will
be surprised!
If you have a caring
heart and one of your resolutions was you want to serve others more, we would
love to talk to you about becoming a BBA volunteer. We have men and women
volunteers. Just contact me at www.bettybrewersangels.com or
614-309-4677 for more information and I will lead you through the process step
by step.
