Happy New Year! Are we back to normal yet?
It feels like I have been ‘playing’ at work for the last few weeks. Don’t get me wrong, I have done everything I needed to do, but that is about it! Have you hit the ground running or are you still easing your way back into your work routine?
For me, today is back to work, 100%. I have a meeting with my business partner to make sure we are on top of things and are aligned on our objectives this year. It is also a chance to catch up on personal goals and to see how we can support each other to achieve those as well.
My motto for this year is: “Determined and focussed” which means absolutely nothing unless I convert that into behaviours. I am determined and focussed to take action regarding several goals, targets and objectives (whatever you want to call them) and I know that once I have something I want to do, this motto will be at the front of my mind.
There is no “might”, “maybe”, “try” or “one day, possibly”. That language has been removed from my vocabulary and I am being held to account when I speak to those around me. It has been replaced with positive language such as “will do” and “can” along with timelines to shorten the ‘lag’ that tends to happen with some projects, especially the ones I don’t really enjoy doing!
What are you going to do to make sure 2020 – 2030 is an amazing decade for you? What steps can you take, now, so when 2030 hits us, you are in a great place having achieved everything you wanted to achieve?
Some things I have in mind involve other people so these are definitely not, completely, in my control, so I have to work out what is in my control and focus on those things. An example is that, by 2030, I would like all of my children to be independent and on the property ladder. As you can imagine there is a lot about this that is out of my control, but, there are things like advice, guidance and support that I can offer over the next 10 years that will help them (If they actually want this too).
The last 10 years have flown by and I have, historically, only thought about the current year and what I wanted to achieve in that year. Now, I am building a 10 year plan. It is going to take time and will be a working document, so needs to change and develop over time, but it will keep me heading in the right direction for success (Whatever that is!)
What are your BHAG’s? (Big Hairy Audacious Goals)? Is it worth thinking about a bigger picture right now?
Here is a short article with a couple of BHAG examples: CLICK HERE