HAPPY NEW YEAR FRIENDS!!! I'm still in total disbelief that 2016 is over and we've been gifted with a brand new year. Time seems to be flying by faster and faster and it's just plain crazy. 2016 was a pretty great year for me {I shared lots of my favorite business moments here last week} and in some ways I'm sad to see it go. But I'm also beyond pumped to make 2017 an even better year, both personally and professionally.
I've got big dreams for this little business of mine and also big goals to better myself. I always like to share a few of my goals on here to help hold myself accountable. So here goes nothin!
Book an Out-of-State Wedding
One of my goals in 2016 was to book a wedding outside of Hampton Roads. And I did! Thanks to my dear friends Julia and Justin, I coordinated my first wedding at King Family Vineyard in Crozet, VA. It was an absolutely perfect day and I can't wait to share more of it later this month! Now this year, I want to coordinate a wedding outside of Virginia. I would love to take JDE to North Carolina or Maryland...but if I'm dreaming big and putting it all out there, I'd cry the happiest tears if I booked a wedding in Nashville or Charleston.
Take Better Care of Myself
2016 seemed to be the year of putting myself last and letting myself gooooo. I'm not proud of the shape I'm in or the habits I've developed, and I'm ready to be a better me. So my goal for this year is to wake up earlier, eat healthier, drink more water, and workout regularly. Yes I know how cliche that sounds this time of year. But I'm making a promise to myself to do better.
Begin Transitioning to Part Time in my Day Job
This is a huge one to admit ya'll. HUGE. March marks 6 years {!!!!!} of operating JDE while working a full time job. It's been some of the hardest work I've ever done and I've loved just about every second of it. But now it's about time I start making a few changes so that I can focus more and more on growing this business. It's going to mean more hard work and some big changes, but I'm ready to embrace all of that 100%.
Get Outside More
If you know me at all, you know I love to be outside. I love to play sports, go for long runs, go hunting with Wes, hike mountains, spend time on the beach with my puppy. I tend to feel more like ME when I'm outside. But over the last year or so, I've let work take over. Between working 8-10 hours at my day job and then coming home to accomplish as much as I can before bedtime, I haven't been making much time at all to be outside. About a month or so ago, I made myself a promise that I would start doing whatever I could to better balance work and life. Right about that time, I was invited to be a part of a local group called Girls Who Hike, put together by a wedding friend of mine. I'm so excited for my first hike with the group later this month! I can't wait to be outside, meeting new people, and having some time to hit the reset button.
So there they are....my four big goals for the year. I have a handful of smaller goals, simple things I want to accomplish. But these are the ones that I'm putting the most effort into and marking as most important.
I'd love to hear what you are planning to accomplish this year. How are you holding yourself accountable? I'd love to cheer you on!
