Yip, in just five sleeps, we'll be entering a sparkly, shiny, brand new year! That time where people make all sorts of promises to themselves about what they will and won't be doing next year. Do I make resolutions? No! Been there, done that and I find that I feel awfully let down by myself if I don't achieve my goals. So what's the problem? Am I just a slacker? No. I think I set the standard impossibly high, surely leading to failure. I've been far too unrealistic in my goal-setting in the past and there is nothing like a sense of failure to dampen the spirits and destroy self-confidence! One year I just decided that enough is enough - no more resolutions. I quit being so hard on myself!
I get quite philosophical at this time of year, looking back to see what I have achieved, where I need to improve, what plans I need to set into place for the next year or two and how I am going to achieve my goals. Now, I sort of sit down and do a five-year forecast. I write down where I'd like to be in five years on the health front, the work front, the home front, etc. Then I realistically break it down into years and then further into doable chunks. I also leave room for unforeseen obstacles along my path so that I can kinda roll with the punches so to speak. I seldom attain all my goals, but have quit beating myself up about and choosing rather to focus what I have achieved. Life is unpredictable after all.
So on the 31st I plan to kiss 2014 goodbye graciously and be thankful for the lessons learnt, and welcome 2015 with arms wide open! In this new year I plan to look after myself, dance as often as I can, try new things, eat good food, drink good wine, have a positive outlook, continue seeing the good in everyone and everything (yes I know, I am naive, but I like my little world!), work hard, stress less, laugh more, write much more and sleep well!
What are your plans for the next few years?
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