One of the habits that is now hardwired into my life and my business is taking time at the end of the year to reflect. My natural tendency is to 'do do do' and not take a lot of time to reflect but it’s a skill I’ve forced myself to learn over the years and something that I now really enjoy and benefited from massively.
I love taking time out to think back on each month and recognise what happened, what I accomplished and what we experienced as a family.
I am always blown away by how many gifts the year provided us with - even in the hard times, there are so often little nuggets of wisdom or lessons that have developed a deeper significance as time has progressed.
This process of reflection helps me to notice and find these gifts in amongst the noise of life and is such an important ingredient for building a strong sense of confidence in who I am and what I do. It’s also something I encourage my coaching clients to develop as a habit too for exactly the same reasons.
In this last year I have realised many of my dreams - both for us as a family and for me as an individual.
These are only a few of my achievements - there were so many more it blew my mind! And if truth be told made me feel pretty exhausted when I saw it all in black and white!
Of course, it wasn’t all plain sailing or without its challenges.
My partner Charlie launched his campervan business this year which was a realisation of his life-long dream. It was wonderful to be able to give him a little of the support he offers to me each day!
However it definitely added to the pressure as we don’t have external childcare support. It really has felt very full on and intense at times and we are often counting down the hours and minutes till Maximilian has a nap or it hits bedtime! (I’m sure so many of you can relate to that!)
But it’s all been so worth it as we have truly created a life, partnership and now 3 person team that fulfils us and enables us to be present, intentional and involved parents AND run successful businesses which serve other people and create more joy and meaning in the world which is the ultimate realisation of our dreams and vision.
All too often we allow life to sweep us along in a torrent of To Do lists and ‘busy work’. Never really taking the time to press the pause button and notice what we have achieved and the aspects of our life that can provide us with a deep sense of accomplishment and ‘enoughness’.
I talk to so many women who suffer from self doubt and imposter syndrome and taking the time to reinforce your successes and achievements is one of the simplest and easiest ways to turn your inner critic into your own best friend.
The other aspect of this is of course taking time to consider what you really want to achieve in the year ahead.
Creating a vision that excites you and gives you something to aim for will help you to stay focused, on track and make decisions from a place of certainty and confidence.
If an opportunity will take you closer to your overall vision and goals then it’s a solid YES! If not, more consideration and possibly a NO is necessary to enable you to stay on course.
This is one of the most simple ways to find more time to get things done - by stripping out the tasks and activities that DO NOT take you closer to your ultimate goals.
Easier said than done but doable none the less!
The fact this this year has been my most successful yet is not an accident it really comes down to these essential ingredients -
So to help you begin to take these hugely valuable steps in creating more confidence and a brighter future I want to share a gift with you - the Creating 2020 Vision Coaching Workbook.
If you are feeling a little like...
'How is it 2020?'... What just happened?.... How can I make 2020 MY YEAR?'...
This powerful process of self inquiry will help you to review 2019, fully recognise your achievements and help you get clear on exactly how you can make 2020 your BEST YEAR YET! You also receive a free video training from me when you click the link.
I hope you enjoy it and take a lot of pride in recognising how amazing you are and everything you have achieved to set you up for an amazing year.
So go on, schedule a date with yourself, take yourself off to your favourite place for coffee or somewhere you can have some uninterrupted ‘me time’ and use that time to reflect, celebrate and plan for 2020 - I know it’s going to be your BEST YEAR YET!
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