From Now On

How many of us make New Year's resolutions?

What about goals for the school year?

Have you ever kept working toward those goals for a substantial amount of time?

Trying to reach our goals is hard, you have to keep your feet on the ground and forge ahead through disappointments. We should set goals that make us a better person, and then reach those goals by forming habits. Consistently shaping ourselves into better people makes an impact on the lives of people around us. Being diligent and hardworking widens our sphere of influence and changes how people see us.

We all have dreams that one day we can change the world right? Everybody wants to make an impact and leave their mark on history. 

But changing the world starts with changing yourself. 

I loved the movie The Greatest Showman. One of the reasons I liked it so much was because of the truth it conveys, especially in the soundtrack. As P.T. Barnum sets out to change the world of entertainment, he comes to realize that he wasn't happy with the man he became, he saw that he needed to change himself rather then the world. This is conveyed in the song From Now On, when he sings,

 From now on

These eyes will not be blinded by the lights
From now on
What's waited till tomorrow starts tonight
Tonight

Let this promise in me start

Like an anthem in my heart

From now on

It's hard to change. But by setting and reaching for goals, we can change and change the world. We have to decide that from now on, we are going to change ourselves, set those goals and then reach them. It's time to live by Nike's motto, "Just do it" and get to work. Make goals, set your standards high for yourself, and then take action. Reach for something higher and make a difference in the world by making a difference in your life. And it starts today. Change begins with a resolution, progresses with an action, and it snowballs into impacting lives around you.