This is a bit of different weekly post. This one is a roundup of previous writing I’ve done around the New Year. But first, if you didn’t read the holiday posts on love, peace, and joy.
Last week, I talked about how curiosity can be the engine of change.
Turns out, I’ve written about New Years (and New Years adjacent) topics quite a bit. Rather than do another post, I thought I’d dust off the archive a bit. Here’s a bit of a round-up:
- Setting intentions rather than goals as we look ahead to 2026.
- Organizing our goals into how we spend our time, rather than things we want to accomplish
- We are never really fully formed. Change is a never-ending process.
- Noticing the gap between where we are now, where we want to be, and what gets in the way of closing it.
- As we think about what we want the new year to look like, recognize that whatever we practice becomes easier.
- Lazy is not what’s holding us back.
- There are many things to fear. We should fear stagnation more than failure.
- If we do have goals, we might need to pay more attention to the process of how to get there.
- It can be difficult to set goals that both help us stretch and are realistic. Consider setting ABC goals.
- As you think about what to make of the new year, consider your future self
- I’ve also written about thinking about the New Year in terms of what we will learn, rather than what you will accomplish.
- Consider the time scale of the problems you are thinking about will take to fix.
- Not sure what to make of all this direction setting? Fair enough. Consider just the next right step.
- Feeling stuck with only two options? There are always more than two.
- Maybe it’s less about figuring out what needs to change, and more about identifying what’s working.
Happy Reading!
Love,
Doc