Do you have financial and/or work goals for 2024? Wouldn’t it be great if you achieved all of them? I am usually filled with excitement as I enter the new year; it’s like I’m a pioneer entering an unexplored place, where anything is possible. Then, I remember Leonard Cohen’s words "Well people, I've been here before; I know this room and I've walked this floor."

Our minds often trick us into believing "this year will be different!" But when the initial excitement wears off, we may find ourselves ruminating about our unfulfilled goals. So, what if you and I pledge to do something different for 2024? What if we adhere to the adage that "less is more" by choosing a single goal? Yes, just one. And what if you trust that focusing on this one goal will benefit other areas of your life?

This idea speaks to me because It’s a shift from the same old, same old. Of course, I want all of my 2024 dreams to happen this year, but I have this intuition that distilling down to one goal will move my life forward. First, it requires me to really focus my attention, and second, I know from my meditation practice, that concentrating the mind brings energy. 

So here’s my single intention for this new year: To help myself and others cultivate a relationship with money and work that promotes a well-being that’s independent of economic or other circumstances. 

I’m letting go of my exercise, health, vacation, and other business goals for the sake of this one, and I’m trusting that this singular focus will indirectly help me realize those other goals too.

As the world becomes more distracted, let’s double down on directing our attention. Are you with me? 

Here’s a 4-step framework for unwavering focus:

1. Define Your Singular Goal: Whether it’s buying a new home, boosting your income by 20%, completing a teacher training, or finally patenting that brilliant idea, pick the one goal that lights you up;
   
2. Visualize Success: Heighten your focus by beginning with the end goal in mind;
   
3. Plan Your Steps: Identify the daily and weekly actions that are within your grasp and that can inch you closer to your goal;
   
4. Seek support: Whether it’s finding an accountability partner or seeking professional guidance, most of us do better by involving others in our goals. (Btw, I’m offering a 20% discount on the Your Inner Compass program for financial goals - see details here.)

We are standing at the threshold of a new year that’s ripe with possibility. Let’s channel our energy toward one thing that will bring lasting benefit to ourselves and those around us.

And let’s make this happen, together.