A new year
Do you start your new year with resolutions? How has that worked for you? Do you find yourself realising very quickly that the resolutions fall apart very quickly? In our world we are told the importance of planning and smart goals to achieve the outcomes we want. We hear things like, "if you don't plan, then you plan to fail". I don't find these simple sayings that helpful. I know that it's possible to plan carefully, and then life throws a completely unforeseen curve ball at you, and suddenly everything falls apart. So what is the answer? The truth is that the answer depends on your personality, the type of work you do, and your own family dynamics. My best suggestion is to not try to plan too far ahead, and to find what works in your individual situation. For example, I know people who just love their personal planners, entering in things in great detail, weekly, monthly, quarterly. You get the drift. It works for them and their context. I tried the planne