New Year’s Resolutions: A Suggestion or Three

The occasion of a New Year is a natural point to review what’s gone and what’s coming. Some people don’t believe in New Year’s Resolutions but even if they only come of age a tenth of the time, surely they’re worth it regarding our commitment to ongoing self-improvement.

These are some suggestions to make as New Year’s Resolutions:

Courage – Be more courageous. Stand firm at times, and also have the courage to remain silent in the midst of pressure and turmoil, bearing up patiently.

Agility – Express agility. Commit to being more flexible and responsive, and thereby create enlarged, more varied levels of personal capability.

Presence – Work on presence. Being more diligent and prudent creates a sense of charisma and winsomeness that facilitates (makes easy) life for both self and others. Commit to being ‘a joy to be around.’

Fun – Have more fun. Simply cavort with our humour in simple, fun-loving ways. Life is for enjoyment. Commit to putting the “joy” back in on a daily basis.

Stamina – Resilience and endurance. Having the stamina to not only last the distance, but thrive.

Rest – Finding rest is best. Rest is both a biblical and a wisdom construct. Commit to rest so performance in whatever roles we play can be at our true peak.

Balance – Achieving it, finally. And we can achieve it. This takes us back in a big loop to courage. Commit to courageously making the decisions required to obtain and sustain balance.

Relationships – The key and elixir to life. Commit to less email, more phone and face to face communication. More listening and less speaking. Commit to truth and receive criticism graciously.