Welcome to Monday Motivation.

I'm Heather Masters and it's coffee and coaching time.

It's already December.

Last week I took a little bit of time off to really think about the content that I put out.

And what I've decided for December is to have a be it, do it December.

Because as we approach the end of the year, we often kind of take our foot off the pedal, get into party mode, go into reflection mode, rather than being and doing.

And I wanted to really help people who have their own businesses or want to do something that's going to transform their lives for 2025 to begin to do that in December.

So rather than waiting until January when you set your goals and make those resolutions, why not start now being different from the rest, doing something that is going to help you move forward and actually have a head start on 2025, especially as we're going through crazy times.

And I kind of think we're going to need a little bit of support and having something to focus on that's going to move us, that's going to keep us motivated, that's going to give us the push we need to get out of our comfort zones and do something different through December.

So whether it's a health thing for you, whether you want to exercise through December, because often that's the hardest month to keep going with all the parties and everything else, or whether it's something you want to do for yourself, just reading, or if you're a writer keeping to a writing habit, whatever it is for you, let's embrace December as a be it, do it December.

So I'm going to attempt to go live every day in December.

It might not be for very long, but it's just to help you and give you some hints and tips on how you can keep going and meet your goals in December.

So the first thing today is to decide what you want to get out of December.

What do you want to have achieved by the end of December?

A good place to start is to reflect on the goals that you made for yourself at the beginning of 2024, and looking at all of the things that you've accomplished, celebrating that, and then looking at the things you haven't quite achieved yet and would still like to achieve by the end of the year.

So rather than giving up and waiting to put it in goals for next year, what are the things you know that if you give that little bit extra effort, you could achieve by the end of this year.

So let's start with this week and choosing one of those goals for this week that you know you can tick off your list.

Maybe it's something you've just been avoiding.

Like, I know one thing that I've been avoiding, I think I've mentioned it a few times, is clearing my house.

And I started that yesterday and it's amazing how different it already begins to feel.

I don't know if you know my background.

I cared for my parents for a few years and once, once they died, I inherited a lot of their stuff and I haven't been able to or given it the time to, to actually decide what to do with it and clear it out so the house doesn't really feel my own.

And so that's where my clearing is going into for December.

And also clearing out the things that I, you know, the messes, the incompletes, the things I haven't completed that wouldn't take a lot of time to complete on.

So that's another thing that I'm doing.

So reflect on what you've achieved in 2024 and have a look at what you want to achieve in 2025.

And also, as I say, the things that you could still tick off your list for December and set your intentions to choose what you want to accomplish in December and then in the new year rather than taking your foot off the pedal, take some aligned action and really tick some things off your list.

So you're starting 2025 better than you thought rather than kind of sitting thinking, oh, you know, I haven't achieved these things yet and I've going to achieve them before the end of the year.

Let's decide that actually we could.

Even if we move another 20% forward, we are achieving more than we maybe thought we could yesterday when December started.

So take some daily actions to at least move towards one of your goals that you may not have completed.

Whether it's networking, whether it's learning something new, whether it's working on a project that you still have.

Let's be consistent throughout December and move that project forward, starting with this week.

And stay inspired.

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And let's, you know, keep going.

Successful isn't always about greatness.

It's about consistency.

And let's just be consistent in our move to complete our goals and achieve something more than we thought, get out of our comfort zones and do something that we didn't expect ourselves to do before the end of the year.

So again, reflect on what you're grateful for.

Reflect on what you've already achieved.

Visualize your success.

Visualize yourself having achieved this goal that you want to complete by the end of the year.

And as we embrace December, let's really commit to doing something every day, to being proactive, to being consistent and being intentional in our actions.

I've just signed up to Challenge that lasts for the next nine days, and I invite you, as I say, to use this as a challenge.

And I'll be showing up for each day right up until Christmas.

So let's finish strong together.

It's never too late to start that project that you may have been avoiding, or to take that first step towards completing something you've been putting off.

Here's to a powerful December, and let's move towards creating an incredible 2025.

Please do like share, subscribe, follow and help me keep going myself through December and I'll see you again tomorrow with Tuesday tip on how to stay motivated and how to create a list of your incompletes and messes and we'll have a look at that tomorrow.

Thanks for watching and I'll see you then.

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