How to Approach the End of a Month

Hi guys, welcome here. How do you do?

So I started this month's writing by writing on how to have a happy new month. What better way to end this month's writing than this piece you're about to read? Hahaha 

So the month of August 2022 folds up in about 18 hours time, never to return again for life. Phew! Isn't that something to think about? 2,678,400 seconds of our life are off our lifetime just like that. Or better put, 2,678,400 heartbeats are off our entire heartbeats on earth. 

Truly, our days are numbered, but how are we approaching the numbers on the calendar? With this consciousness or just sleepwalking through the days? 

There's about little you can still do in this month, however the benefit of reviewing the past month is to help prepare to have a better next month.

And like the title says; you approach the end of the month by having a detailed and honest review of how you spent your time. Judge yourself well. 

Go back to the goals you had and score yourself. How did you perform? Could you have done better? What were the reasons you under performed? How can you fix that in the next month? And so on.

From DDK, I learned the term reverse accountability. It simply means being accountable to yourself. That requires a high level of discipline and you can do it. 

Just like you submit to people checking in on your progress and helping you do the needful, in this case you submit to yourself, and of course, I assume you hold yourself in high esteem.

I still remember her voice in that webinar. "Do you need accountability to eat or watch movies? Why do you then need accountability for your goals?" You can hold yourself accountable for smashing your goals and do it well.

Now, this is not to rule out the need for accountability, but I mean, it'd only work as much as we do the work. 

So in reviewing the last month and preparing for the next, be sincere and hold yourself accountable for your shortcomings. Then prepare to do better. 

You can do better, there's still time. Pick up your dreams, goals and plans. Dust them off and begin again. Make things happen in September. And this is not limited to the end of a month. It could be the end of a season, quarter, year, or even week. Just inculcate reviews to your schedules, cos an examined life is always a more productive life. Selah.

I for one did not have the month go as planned. In fact, none of my major plans came to pass. And to a very large percentage, it was out of my control. Way out of my control. And that was the most annoying part of it. 

And for what I'll call minor plans, which were within my control, I know where I faltered.

And I took my own advice just before I dished it out here. I returned to the drawing board and planned again. I know where I faltered before, I'll be setting up structures to help me do better. 

Amidst the failed plans and unaccomplished goals, I understand that I am not without the ability to choose. I still have a choice. And that in itself is very powerful. 

So, by choice, I am ending this month with gratitude to God. That there weren't more disappointments than I could have handled. 

And I am going into the new month with a heart full of faith again that this month will be better. That my plans will not fail and my goals will not go unaccomplished. 

I believe God and sincerely hope you do so too.

Love and light,

Nancita✨