I just saw a segment on our local news with "Carol the Coach". Instead of making resolutions, she suggested that you pick a word for the year. Write the word down, tell others your word, put it on your calendar daily, and keep working toward that instead of keeping track of resolutions. I did a search to see if the post was delineated in one place, but mainly found posts from 2003, 2008, etc. I do like the idea; I always enjoyed it when my interdisciplinary teams (some of my glory years of teaching) had a team name or theme that we carried out (often very successfully, if I do say so myself)
Here are some suggested words:
inspiration
balance
perspective
fitness
spirituality
gratitude
affection
I'm thinking I might go with pride; at the end of the day, can I be proud of what I have done? Can I inspire my students to take pride in their accomplishments? Would I be proud for others to see what my house looks like right now?(no!) I've thought of many applications already.
Happy 2014!
Susie, I blogged on this idea too! The Today Show had a segment on the concept. http://michellergreen.com/2014/01/01/oneword/ Your word choice is great and certainly one that I could apply to my life-professional and personal. I went with one that forces me to examine a personal weakness. Thanks for sharing your post in chat last night!
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