A new year, another kick at the can
2008 has been rung in and I’ve heard from some of you that you’re already feeling wrung out. Or hung out to dry (which is different than hung over or needing to dry-out after New Year festivities).
Here’s what I’m talking about. Closing out a year gives us an opportunity to look back on what has worked and what has not. Where time has been wasted and how efficiencies and improvements can be made for the 12 months ahead.
So far, so good. But that means that rather than starting 2008 as a blank slate, many of us are taking the new year on with a long list of things to do, projects to start (or finish), business models to tweak …
It’s information overload all over again but in a new insidious way that masquerades as a positive thing.
Resolutions. Stock-taking. It’s sometimes just another way to beat yourself up for things you intend to do, but don’t actually get to.
Here’s a solution for how you can truly have a new year.
Take a breather. Forget about the resolution hype. Let January be the last month of 2007. Then, in February, have a look at things again. Once the high-intensity of year end, and new year’s resolutions have passed, you may just see things in a different light and find your priority list becomes not only more manageable, but makes much more sense.
Oh, and Happy New Year.