The
obligatory (but still very important) New Year reflection . . . abbreviated!
About
this time of year, just about every leadership and personal effectiveness
speaker, book author, success coach, blogger, etc. will encourage you to take
time during the Holidays and reflect.
They want you to reflect on everything from where you have been, where you are
now, and where are you going (along with all sorts of heavy questions that are
tough to get to during college football bowl season!). Now just because
everyone is telling you to do this, it does not make them wrong! I am also
guilty of such exhortations as well but perhaps in a bit more intentional
manner.
Instead
of a huge list of reflections based on every single interaction, meeting, or
whatever, I want you to cut to the chase. Just because it’s the holidays, it
does not mean you are relaxing. Seriously, I often look forward to getting back
to work just to get my home back and relax! Obviously that feeling does not last
very long but you get my point.
With that
in mind, focus on just three key questions:
What IS
working for you?
(These
are activities, people, habits, etc. that you want to KEEP)
What’s
NOT working for you?
(These
will be those activities, people, habits, etc. that you want to minimize or STOP
dealing with all together)
What
COULD work for you?
(These
are new habits, new growth areas, new relationships, new disciplines, etc. that
you will want to START doing to take you to a higher level of performance,
contentment, significance, etc.)
See, a
pretty doable list!
Just take
a quiet hour each day for three days to think on these things. I encourage you
write them out (with just 3 or 4 items per listed in PRIORITY order) and after
attach action items and target dates as appropriate. I encourage you to also
break down a big KEEP, START, or STOP item in smaller parts so that they will
actually be accomplished. This should not be a huge list, just an important
one. Focus on those items that if accomplished, will allow the fiddly bits take
care of themselves!
As
always, if I can help you Get Better, Be Ready and LEAD OUT LOUD, I would love
to hear from you. Also, as a bonus, if you go to my Out Loud Strategies website
(www.outloudinc.com) and enter your contact information, I will
send you a FREE guide to establishing a mentoring initiative program in your
organization!
Yours
in Leadership,
Bill
Faulkner
Co-Founder
– Out Loud Strategies
Independent
Coach, Speaker, and Trainer with the John Maxwell Team TM
Email = bill@outloudinc.com
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