Build A Dream Team

January, tis the month to start fresh. All kinds of new projects and new goals launch this month. We start exercise programs and nutrition regimes. We begin journals. We plan to read the Bible in a year and make quiet time a priority. We start classes and want to learn new skills. We make all kinds of promises to ourselves. “This year I will. . .” It seems we want to flip more than just a calendar page. We want to flip our lives around as well. New projects, ideas and adventures, it’s the perfect moment to reboot and start fresh.

But how many of these new things come to fruition? Do we follow through? I fall short of my plans by mid-January some years. A truly successful year may be when I am still chugging along in February. My projects and ideas will fizzle if I don’t take one very careful step into consideration: FIND HELP! Just about anything I want to accomplish will go better, more smoothly, and with more creativity if I GET HELP!

I create a Dream Team, a hand picked collection of friends willing to help me achieve my goal or project. I have done this many times over. One year I asked a two friends to help me with exercise, we met weekly for a walk. I was encouraged and the habit stuck. Another year I had a big writing project to tackle, so I assembled a team willing to pray for me. I kept them updated with weekly emails. This kept me accountable. I checked in with progress reports as well as asked for specific prayer needs.

A team can help in all kinds of ways big and small. Big: bringing you dinner or doing the babysitting while you work on your project. Small (but important) offering words of encouragement when the task at hand seems overwhelming or you are stuck.

Whatever big plans you have this year, consider doing them with a team of support behind you. Think through who could help you accomplish your project or goal. It maybe be as simple as asking one friend to pray for you. Or as complex as finding a life coach to guide you through. Getting support is not a sign of weakness, on the contrary, it is a smart move forward in a new venture.

New is exciting! Why not share the thrill? This year as you launch into something new, share the process with a dream team of support. Everyone wants a cheering section! Building your own dream team will give you that little edge that makes your plans a reality rather than a wish.

Create a dream team to stay on target with your goals! @Grit_Grace
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