Brevity: How to Live Well in a New Year
A big goal makes me feel powerful when it’s 364 days away. A goal for today slaps me to attention.
A year-long goal is a compass. Awareness of brevity sets the rudder.
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If Every Day was New Year’s Day
A new year is a new start in your mind. January 1st is like every other day on the calendar.
Our ability to make the same thing different is astonishing.
You start again on New Year’s Day because you think you can.
Perception shapes experience.
If every day was New Year’s Day…
Reflect on Regret Before Making Resolutions
“No regrets,” is self-destructive drivel. Thankfully, Dan Pink has trounced “no regrets” thinking in his book, The Power of Regret.
“The pathway to new year’s resolutions is to think about our old years regrets.” Dan Pink
7 simple steps to one realistic resolution.
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Don’t Rush to Set Personal Goals
It’s a waste of time to set personal goals before you define personal success.
Before you set personal goals for the new year:
1. Define personal success.
2. Choose goals that affirm who you are.
3. Choose goals that express who you aspire to become.
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How to Leverage Weaknesses
What if your weaknesses revealed potential strengths?
1. Blunt – honesty.
2. Rigid – discipline.
3. Picky – analytical.
4. Indecisive – flexibility.
How can you find strength in weakness?
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5 Ways to Think for Yourself
You can’t think for yourself when you’re worried about what others think.
1. Don’t rush to research…
2. Consider how others could be right…
3. Reflect on who you’re making happy…
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