Why not start the New Year with a big fat YES

I can’t believe that we’re partway through December already. I mean where did this year go? It literally feels like January was only yesterday!

But what a year it’s been? Yes Covid is still with us, however, as a family we’ve found ways to manage and make the most of our reality. This is not unusual. Everyone will have decided what that looks like to them. The interesting thing for me is, we decide what our reality is based on how we choose to see things.

Let me explain.

We can see the challenges in our lives as restrictions, limitations and a reason to stand still and be stuck. Or we can choose to be curious and get creative and see them as opportunities.

At the beginning of the year, I thought I had a clear plan on what 2021 was going to look like. Well, I did have a plan. It’s just it ended up looking a little different.

For example. I’ve drafted my first book. I’ve become the leader of an awesome networking group. I’ve delivered 13 online workshops. I’ve coached some awesome people. And that’s just in business.

As 2021 comes to an end, my focus is now on making 2022 an outstanding year.

I’m starting to think about what I want 2022 to look like. I’m starting to dream about all the amazing things I want to happen. I’m starting to design the reality I want to be experiencing.

Yes I know this may sound a bit over the top but if I don’t decide then who will. I am definitely not giving that responsibility to someone else, after all is it my life. And I’m definitely not going with ‘que sera sera’.

You see, there are things I want to do in 2022 and it’s up to me to make them happen. My responsibility. But, and it’s a big but, I also know that I need to be detached from the outcome, which has been a big learning for me in the past.

I know if I am attached, then one of two things could happen. I start to negatively spin when things don’t go according to plan and Vera, my inner critic, is unleashed! Or even worse, the blinkers are on and I miss the awesomeness that comes with any redirection.

Now, I used to set myself New Year’s resolution. I think I did it as a way to have some kind of focus during the year and also an opportunity for self improvement. However, over the last couple of years, I’ve done something different.

Rather than looking at how I can improve my life, which is usually what resolutions are focused on, I’m using the New Year to decide what I want to happen in my life. There is a subtle difference. One is about taking what’s there and making it better. The other is about accepting what I have and thinking about what is possible and making that happen.

So I’ve done a bit of reflecting and this is what I want for 2022.

Enjoy your work

I can honestly say I love what I do. Yes it’s challenging. Yes I feel uncomfortable a lot of the time. Yes I’m always learning new things. But I get to decide what my day looks like and how I can best serve my clients.

So in 2022, I’m focusing on what makes me happy and gives my clients the best value plus I’ll be trying some new things too.

What will work look like for you?

Cherish your relationships

I know who matters in my life and it’s those people I want to be spending time with. Time is precious and no one should waste it, which is easily done.

So in 2022, my focus is to spend time and energy with the people in my life that energise me.

Who will you be spending time with?