by Michelle Geromel | Goal Setting
The beginning of the year is always a great time to take stock of the past year and come up with some new goals, or re-emphasis of existing goals. Sometimes this process can feel like a pointless endeavor, because we can become some hung up on feeling that not all goals were accomplished, so why bother. I have definitely felt this way from time to time. So I wanted to share a technique introduced to me by Jayne Johnson (http://theclearingsight.com) in her goal?s?workshop. But which many other leaders and teachers espouse and practice as well. This is a simple technique. But let me say that the first time I did it, and then read my list allowed to someone else, I cried. I cried because for me, I never really stopped and celebrated the wins along the way. And I was overwhelmed by just how much I had accomplished in the previous year, which up until that point I had not given myself credit for. This year I did this process with my boyfriend – and we both found it to be very freeing. As we began to feel less beat up about not accomplishing everything that was on our list – and realized we had accomplished quite a bit together and separately to be proud of. And afterward, we were both much more willing and receptive to reviewing and modifying upcoming goals for the year, with a renewed sense of ability to achieve. So here it is: Take a few pieces of paper and give yourself 5 minutes to write down everything you have accomplished in the past...
