Re-Visting Goals

Chicago lifestyle and wellness blogger Bows & Sequins writing in a journal in her bedroom.

I keep finding myself saying “How is it already August?!?!” But here we are cruising right on through. I once heard someone say, “August is the Sunday of summer.” 💡 So true, isn’t it?? And if you’re anything like me, you just might be in your ‘Sunday Scaries’ era at the current moment.

I get so bummed when summer starts to wind down, but at the same time, I’m desperately craving a bit more routine or structure that always feels impossible to find in the summertime. Who knows, maybe it’s just a Chicago thing because we have a handful of months to make the most of the nice weather.

As I look at my goals for August, the main thing on my mind is CONSISTENCY. In fact, that was my 2023 Word of the Year that I set back in January.

I’ve always found it pretty powerful to set intentions. For the year, the day, a workout class, a conversation, you name it. When the going gets tough (as it always does and always will), I find it easier to get through it when I remember the intention I set.

I haven’t publicly shared my words for the year in a few years, but I can link some older posts belowโ€ฆ

2020: My Word for the Year

Dear 2019

A Look Back at 2018

This year, my intention has been all about consistency. (Well, until summer rolled around.)

I tend to be a zero or 100 type of personโ€ฆ I get so excited about something and go all in, only to switch gears to the next thing I’m focused on. (Yes, I have ADHD.)

I’ve actually written a fair amount about goals and intentions over the yearsโ€ฆ

5 Tips for Setting Goals

Thoughts on Changing Goals

My 2023 Personal Goals

Itโ€™s Never Too Late to Start Over

My favorite quote from Daveโ€™s dad is, โ€œNo matter how far youโ€™ve gone in the wrong direction, itโ€™s never too late to turn around.โ€ I forget where he got that from or who originally said it, but itโ€™s such a great piece of advice that I always find myself repeating.

If summer has completely derailed your productivity plans (like it has mine 🙋‍♀️), itโ€™s not too late to turn it around. We still have FIVE MONTHS left in the year. We’re only halfway through Q3.

It’s the perfect time to re-visit your goals or intentions you’ve previously set, and course-correct for how to move forward this fall!

We got this, fam. 👊

PS: You can find my old bedroom decor here!

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