I'm so excited about the new year. I shared in my previous post that I prefer to set concrete goals and mottos to live by. Here are some of my hair related goals for this year:
Redesign my blog
Finish my book (more details to come)
Post at least 15 times per month
Have better quality videos
Achieve waist length by December, 2011
As for my motto, I decided on "Today is the Day." I got the inspiration for my motto after I felt oddly compelled to read "Oh, the Places You'll Go" by Dr. Seuss. It's okay, you can laugh. I'm currently reading "Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy, and felt like reading something lighter. I was surprised by how much deeper the Dr. Seuss book is than I remembered.
This is a new year and a new day. Whatever your goals are, today is the day to get started. How will you maximize today?
Amazing isn't it? That the year has come to an end already.
I stopped making "resolutions" a few years ago and decided instead to focus on tangible goals and create a personal motto for how I live my life. There's a difference between saying "I want to grow my hair" and saying "I want to retain 4" of length, stretch my relaxers to 10 weeks, and reduce direct heat." The latter is more concrete and thus easier to track progress and recognize when you have achieved your goal. My personal motto this year was "Live, and let live" and "To each their own."
My Achievements
One of my goals for 2010 was to start this hair blog and my youtube channel, so I can help women grow their own hair. I am amazed at the growth of both website and I'm excited about what 2011 will bring.
In my very first post, I made promises for what the blog would offer to my readers. I believe I lived up to those promises and hope you agree.
Then, I realized I needed to change the web address to KibibiHair.com. See the funny story below.
On a more personal note, I'm happy to say that I've also achieved two personal goals this year - take ballet and horseback riding lessons. I danced ballet for several years when I was younger. After not dancing for over 15 years, I was beyond excited when I got my split back.
I'm showing hubby one stretch we do in ballet class.
My husband planned a horseback riding activity for my birthday in 2009. That was my very first time around horses and although I was a little scared initially, the thrill of riding (really, really fast lol) was incredible. So I decided that I would take lessons in 2010.
My Shortcomings
I wish I could say that all my goals were successfully achieved but the truth is they were not. I like being as transparent as possible with you, my readers, so I will also share some of my shortcomings this year.
One major hair setback, although I didn't call it that at the time, was self relaxing. The last time I self-relaxed, I lost an excessive amount of hair. After looking at my progress pictures, I realized that each time I self-relaxed, I was slowly losing thickness. Once I had that realization, I went back to my stylist Reniece.
Before my 5" trim. May 8, 2010
I also had some personal goals that I did not achieve this year. I'll share more about those in my next post, where I will detail my goals and motto for 2011.
What are some of your achievements and shortcomings for 2010? Did you live up to your potential this year?
I've been wrestling with the idea of growing my hair to hip length for some time now. Reaching waist length was a major accomplishment, especially considering the countless setbacks I've experienced. Having reached waist length, I'm confident that I can reach hip length in two years.
The great thing about setting hair length goals is that it forces you to track your progress. Many of us are reluctant to take pictures of our hair because we either don't want to the face the truth about the current condition of our hair or we feel silly taking pictures of the back of our head. I've experienced both emotions but am happy that I decided to take pictures of my hair because I have a sense of accomplishment when I compare pictures. When I'm comparing pictures because of a setback, I feel encouraged that I can regain the length and/or thickness I lost.
Will I keep it at hip length? Well, that's a question for my future self to answer (LOL). But for now, my long term goal is to grow my hair to hip length by December 2012. My short term goal is to reach waist length by December 2011.
Will you join me in setting both short and long term hair goals? If so, take a starting point picture today and post it on the Coarse Hair Long Hair Facebook Page.
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