..or what used to be known as New Year's Resolutions.
Each year brings its highs and lows, and the eternally optimistic human
race believes that we get a fresh start each January 1st. Belief is a
strong driver, and optimism is capable of delivering very good results.
So, with that in mind, in January 2014 I decided to try and give myself
some good advice....
- Enjoy more special family
and friend time, have got a bit too chilled and lazy over weekends – Did quite well on this one until March.
- Remain passionate about what
matters, but not angry when things go wrong – my execs tell me about 50% success rate!
- Be upfront about issues,
deal with them quickly, and avoid continual negative comments, frustration
and feelings (mine) – Same as above
- Delegate 3 business tasks
that I have been hanging on to - Done
- Set aside formal time to
deal with personal issues every week eg doctor's appointments, checking
bank statements, sorting out home maintenance, submitting medical claims –
Minimal success on this one
- Focus more on strategy, and
less on operational stuff, I have a great team that will ask for my input
if they need it – Still need to work
on this…
- Set aside one hour per day
to reduce my eMail count, every day, except Saturday and some Sundays – Definite improvement, but not there
yet.
- And most importantly, start
each week by reading through my goals, and ensuring that I am on track – Mmmm, not achieved at all.
So every year we set these wonderful goals, expectations, resolutions in
the spirit of a "new me", and every year most of us fall hopelessly
behind before the end of January.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I decided I needed some quick
wins, so I set myself a few achievable goals that I hoped would keep me positive,
and then maybe the less easily achievable ones would fall into place.
- I will try not
to multi task (including cell phone chats in the car, but mostly this is
about focusing on the person in front of me) – Needs much more focus
- I will put petrol in my car,
when its not less than a quarter full, and check the tyres at the same
time – 60% success rate
- I will watch at least 2 feel
good TV shows per week (probably Modern Family and Last Man Standing) and
allow myself to multi task ie playing Funtrivia, Quizup, Scrabble or
Diamond Dash while watching –
Totally achieved this one, and added to it too.
- I will counter all the TV by
going to Pilates and thinking about a Yoga class – Pilates happening, still thinking about Yoga.
- I will remember that the
inefficient person dealing with my problem has probably been badly
trained, and not focus my anger on them, rather try to help them resolve
my issue – I have given some rather
impassioned lectures to a number of service providers, didn’t get angry,
though
- I will work on sounding calm
and in control, even when I am jumping inside (mainly to conclusions) – Oh, dear, might have overlooked this
one
- I will not finish books I am
not enjoying because I think I am letting down the author – Only managed to do this once, but still
I am pleased that I managed it
- I will read this list every
week – Oops!
Both lists were far from complete, so I set myself one additional
objective:
Review and renew all
objectives once a month
I have to admit that 12 months later, I am still a work in progress,
with lots of areas to improve and work on.
I do have some new goals, though, a mix of personal and business, that
should keep me stretched in 2015.
What about you?
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