Finish Strong
If we reconnect with the reason behind our goal or dream, it can be a powerful motivator.
If we reconnect with the reason behind our goal or dream, it can be a powerful motivator.
When you fail, look for the lesson. There is data you collected as a result of trying and it not going as you hoped. What was it, and how you can you use it? (And, is it really failure if you learned something?)
We have been through some tough times with the unknowns of the spikes and reprieves from Covid to the changing working environments and fluctuating economy. What the data is saying about that is: Moms are feeling it the most.
As leaders, we can’t outrun or hide from the decisions that need to be made. So, get out from under those blankets and let’s figure out why leaders sometimes avoid making decisions.
Busy is living by default. Productive is living by design.
We all experience sadness, exhaustion, irritability, or lack of focus on occasion. These are experiences that come with the human journey. However, sometimes these feelings hang around a little too long. And for the last two years, they seem to be ever-more prominent in all of us.
You were born with a special trait that helped you grow and learn. Do you know what that trait is? Do you think it was your intelligence? Empathy? Maybe your unique talents? If you are curious as to what it could be, we are happy to inform you, you’ve still got it! The most important trait you were born with is... Curiosity.
That is a tough question. There are the easy answers like, I want to be happy, loved, have meaningful friendships, and be successful. But when it comes down to YOU and what YOU say you want, do you know what that is?
January is when most people make the decision to do better and set their goals for the year. According to numerous research polls, February is when people give up on their goals. And you know what? We say good for you! You don’t *really* need those goals anyway.
New Year, New Goals?? We say scratch that - let us tell you why. We enter January after several weeks of celebrating the holidays when we overdo just about everything. Eating, spending, drinking, planning - if we’ve done it, chances are we’ve overdone it. Our response to all that excess trades one extreme for the other and we feel the need to course-correct on a dime, which leads many of us to the infamous New Year’s Resolutions. These are more about short-lived dopamine hits and distractions, than anything meaningful or long term, and the “wish” disguised as a goal, inevitably fails. (That doesn’t sound fun, encouraging, or life-giving.) When our goals feel like punishments, we won’t embrace them. If they feel too big, we won’t know where to start. And, if our goals aren’t what we have actually chosen for ourselves, we won’t be committed. What gives, right?