I've always been one to look at new year's resolutions as a two-edged sword.
They're a great way to map out your hopes, dreams, and plans for the coming year.
But they generally cause me some pain as I look back on the year now ending and realize all the things that I could have done better.
The human spirit, much like the business spirit, longs to grow and expand, and somehow stretch out into greater being than what it is.
I don't know what the new year holds for any of us.
Will it end up being a banner year? It could be the year we finally get into great physical shape, get completely out of debt, or finish any one of a dozen major projects that somehow linger on . . . and on . . . and on.
Will 2007 be the year that you finally break the tie with your current employer and launch your new business? Is there a better time to push ahead with a plan to "go it alone" than at this season of the year when most of us feel heightened resolve to make things happen?
Only time will tell . . .
I was surprised to learn that it was John Lennon, the British rock star of The Beatles who died in 1980, who said:
Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
So many things distract us on a daily basis these days. Maybe rather than making lots of great plans and trying to focus on everything we want to accomplish, a better approach for the new year would be to do this:
Make one new resolution. Here it is:
I WILL FOCUS ON JUST ONE THING AT A TIME. I WILL PUT ALL MY EFFORT INTO ACCOMPLISHING THAT TASK. I WON'T MOVE ON TO THE NEXT UNTIL THIS ONE'S COMPLETED.
I know that may sound like a strange new year's resolution, but for me, what a wonderful accomplishment it would be if I could just learn to make this one practice a part of my life going forward!
OK, now you know what plagues me . . . it's your turn.
What will you change about yourself in the coming year that will help you to become the person you've always dreamed you could be?
