GUEST POST ~ "Wipe The Slate Clean!"
Wipe the slate clean
A new year is an opportunity to wipe the slate clean.
Dare to dream for more than just a continuation of last year. Don't miss the mindset advantages of a new year to beginning fresh and starting new.
I'm not referring to New Year's resolutions. I'm mean making changes. And January is a great time to make changes.
I use a basic two-step process:
1. To start new, you have to decide what you want to be different this year. At the beginning of 2021, I wanted to have a different work, family, friends, and life rhythm. I reflected on my, then current, rhythm and what I didn't like about it. Then prayed and thought about how I'd like it to be. About here, in the middle of dreaming, the doubts started speaking up, "You can't do this. You've tried before." Which leads to the second step.
2. Consider how you're going to change to make it different. Notice I didn't write, "what you're going to do..." It's more than just doing something. You have to change something. Which is more difficult. You have to not do the things that got you your previous result, and instead do other things that will get you your new result.
For my new rhythm this meant not working on the weekends, scheduling time with friends and family, planning activities (not just work) ahead of time, and getting vacations and staycations in the calendar. Did I get the exact rhythm I dreamt of in January? No, but I got about 2/3 the way there, which is much better than the previous year!
I see this "missed the goal, but did way better than before" often when coaching. It's a win!
Go for progress, not perfection.
Grace & Peace,
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I'm thankful for the dozens of people I had the privilege of working with this year, and look forward to new plans for 2022!
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