How to be a Badass and crush your 2021 goals

First and foremost, give yourself a round of applause for making it out of that dumpster fire of a year called….2020!! Many people did not make it to this point. Personally I know many many people near and dear to my heart that did not get to see this New year. I have to be completely candid on my own platform and say that, I am still mourning the loss of a beloved soul that departed on Christmas Day. Personally I haven’t had the time to jot down any goals, because truth be told….. I’M JUST TRYING TO SURVIVE. I’m trying to survive financial setbacks, a broken heart, and last but not least COVID.

I know every year people set goals to be healthier, make more money, find love, start a new career or business, so on and so forth. When 2020 came I was excited to step into the roaring 20’s. I started a new job in my career of choice, had a lot of money saved up, and made plans to buy a new car, and potentially move out. I just knew that 2020 was going to be my year. But when March came, and covid introduced itself, reality hit me that I was not in control, GOD was driving this ship. I had to succumb to his will and let him guide me. As I began to get the news of the people I loved dying around me. I began to realize that what I thought was so important and made me who I was ( money, career, possessions) all of that could be gone, and it was out of my control.

I leaned on my spirituality more ( which is African based, Kemetic and Yoruba). I meditated, prayed, and learned more. I spent more time with my immediate family, as well as calling them often. Periodically I would fast and eat clean. I completely relied on god ( my man and the government lol) for financial stability, while still applying for work, without worrying if I would get a job or not. I also tried to steal moments of joy, while protecting my health.

When I let go and let God, I manifested so much. After years of wanting and trying, I’ve finally found the time to start my blog. Something I have been wanting to do for years. After years of living in a different city and coming home to my parents house, I finally moved out into a beautiful apartment with my boyfriend. Also, I am finally in a space where I am confident in my spiritual belief. It is hard to practice a belief that is not of the Christian faith, when you have family that judge you and society as well. But I am in a space where I no longer care about anyone's judgment of me and my life.

I may not have achieved everything in 2020, but I feel that I now have the tools to help me manifest all that I want in 2021. Of course, if that is what God has aligned for me. Here are a few things that I would like to achieve in 2021:

I know that many people have different methods on how they achieve their goals. For me my goals need to be SMART:

Specific- Detail what it is you want to achieve and how you plan on doing so.

Measurable- Your goal should have a timeline of small achievements, that make you aware of your progress, and how much more you to need to go in reaching your goal.

Achievable- Your goal should be something that you can successfully attain.

Realistic- A goal that is achievable within your lifestyle, unless you’re willing to make the ultimate sacrifices. This year my goals are a continuation of plans I have already been working on. It would be completely left field and hard to achieve a goal that just came to my mind, and I want to do it for the sake of doing it, without prior knowledge, resources, and time to achieve that goal.

Time Specific- There should be a definite timeline. Having an end date gives you the motivation to stick to your goal. Although I am not opposed to pushing that date back, to me achieving the goal no matter how long it takes is what’s important.

What personally helped me to manifest in 2020 were:

Visualizing the life I wanted for myself through meditation. In my meditations I would play different Kemetic mantras that focused on either, unity, creativity, the god within, independence, ambition, psychic power, a nurturing nature, and communication. While listening to the different mantras I would visualize myself creating content, driving my new car, moving and decorating my new apartment, building a bond with my family and living the life that I want for myself. I would meditate 30 mins to an hour and a half, focusing on my breathing, and allowing my mind to draw a picture of my everyday tasks in my new life. Meditating allows for the images that you focus on to live within your self consciousness, and manifest itself into reality. I try to meditate often, and have seen such a difference, I will utilize the tool of meditation more in 2021.