This year I thought I was going to have so much time to work on myself and my personal goals. I set my sights pretty high, imagining a year of growth, achievement, and momentum. But here we are in September and honestly,  I’m not anywhere close to hitting those goals.

I’ve had more “day ones” than I care to count. I’ve wrestled with procrastination, felt the weight of being closer to burnout than i thought possible,  and spent too much time beating myself up about what I should have accomplished by now.

But lately, I’ve been reframing it. And I’m starting to see that not hitting my goals might actually have been the best thing for me.

Here’s what I’ve learned:

1. I ignored the season I was in.
   Last year was full-on, and i mean FULL ON. working fulltime hours around a kid a home, school pick ups, my husband travelling heaps.  This year, I dialed things back, way back,  but I didn’t acknowledge how much rest and recovery I actually needed. My body and my mind weren’t ready for big goals yet. And that annoyed me, i couldnt understand why i couldn’t motivate myself so I just felt like I was failing. 

2. I tried to do too much, too fast.
   I chased too many goals at once, establishing a bunch of habits that went out the window last year,  trying to overhaul everything at the same time. It was never sustainable. I was so tired of trying to tick 15 boxes of things I “should” be doing each day that i just didn’t try.
   
   

3. I tried to do it all alone.
   Without accountability, encouragement, or community, there was no structure to keep me going.
   
   

Heres what i have come to accept this isn’t a “big goals” season for me. It’s a reset season. A season of rest, recovery, and small steps. That doesn’t mean I’m doing nothing, but it does mean I needed to release the pressure of unrealistic expectations.

Not hitting my goals isn’t necessarily failure. It’s God reminding me that progress doesn’t have to look like hustle. That grace matters more than grit. And that starting again is always allowed.

If you’ve been in the same place,  feeling burnt out, behind, or stuck in a cycle of “day one” after “day one”,  you don’t need another system to chase. You need a rhythm that helps you breathe again.

That’s exactly why I created The Sunday System: 5 simple steps to reset your week with prayer, perspective, and peace — no matter what season you’re in.

Because goals are good, but sometimes there are seasons when grace is better.

👉 [Grab your copy of The Sunday System here]