The new year is well underway and like you, I’m hoping that this will be a good year.
I’m hoping that all the pain, frustration, and disappointment of last year will not repeat itself this year.
I’m also hoping that all the joy, success, happiness, laughter, and fulfillment from last year will spread into this year and continue throughout the year.
But I’m not going to rely on hope alone, I want to be able to shape my life this year, I want to captain the ship called My Life.
And the way I do this is by taking the lessons from last year and building on them to shape my actions this year.
So, for those of you who have not done your review of last year and have not spent time deciding what you want from this year, I’m going to share the key questions I use to guide my thinking.
To do this well, find a quiet spot, arm yourself with paper and pen (or the digital equivalent) spend some time looking back and then planning forward.
It’s a great exercise to get clear on what you want and what you don’t want in your life.
Look back and ask…
- What went well?
- What could I have done differently?
Plan forward and ask…
- What can I do more of?
- What can I do less of?
Keep asking ‘what else?’ until you have at least 20 responses for each question.
Finally, ask yourself…
- What have I learnt?
- And what do I want?
Enjoy the insights!