Something positive happens when we remind ourselves of our goals and put our mental focus on achieving those goals
Ange sat across from me, her faced stressed with the worries of the day and her business. “If you could name last year, what would you name it?” I asked. Without hesitation, Ange blurted out: “The year of the s--t show.” She told me about the political interference in her work, the trouble she had…
Perhaps some observations are just more obvious at this time of year. And perhaps it’s never too late to modify behaviour
As the ‘Ho ho ho’ spirit fades and the reality of a new year looms like an enormous new moon, I’m summoned back to the keyboard. Why not try one more time? an inner voice calls, lightly mocking my compulsion to seek somewhat new and beckoning pathways. Why not sketch out a template for personal…
By giving the year ahead a motivating label, and keeping that label front and centre, you can achieve great things
A couple years ago, I was invited to speak at a conference where the hosts encouraged the attendees to “name their year.” The purpose was to come up with a name that would inspire and motivate the attendees for the next 52 weeks. When they were finished, people were asked to go to the stage…
The latest version of this popular and functional health tracker has a number of new features, including longer battery life
If you want to get a jump on New Year’s resolutions or seek a great health and tracking gift, check out the Fitbit Charge 3. This reboot of the tried and true offers a number of new features and enhancements, the biggest being that it’s now waterproof. You can wear it 24/7 except for when…
We only have a limited number of years in our lives and breaking them down into time frames of intention could make all the difference
I was invited to speak at a conference last January where the hosts encouraged the attendees to “Name their year.” I’d never thought of doing this before and was interested in how people would go about picking the name of the year. As I sat around a table and listened to the conversation, I was…
I resolve to find more positive and practical ways to overcome my fruitless struggles with new year’s resolutions
I hadn’t made new year’s resolutions for a number of years and, a few weeks into 2017, I'm reminded of why. This year's resolutions have already fallen by the wayside. My first resolution was to avoid the chocolates and cookies left over from the holiday. But the chocolates presented a problem. They were artisan truffles…
While the annual ritual of thinking up New Year’s Resolutions is starting to leave me cold, I did learn a few things from 2016
The annual ritual of thinking up New Year’s Resolutions is starting to leave me cold. It’s too bound up in the notion of self-improvement(s), trails not taken, opportunities not seized, and human imperfection. It is always as if the Sisters of Mercy are departed and gone, and face up to it, you missed them. You…