No New Year Resolutions - Be More You Instead

2 Jan

Written By Rod Sherwin

I'm not a fan of New Year's Resolutions. They tend to evaporate by the end of January. Instead:

What about reflecting on moments when you were at your best
Thinking about what qualities, strengths and skills this demonstrated, and
How might being more of your best self make a difference in the next year?

Follow the instructions on these slides to conduct your own personal review into your qualities, capacities, competencies, skills and strengths. Then consider how these might be applies in the year ahead.

Title Slide: No Year’s Resolutions - Be More You Instead

A reflection exercise to consider how being your best self can make a difference this year.

Find a quiet moment, a little space to yourself, & something to write on and with. Take you time to consider each question and note down the answers as you go.

Think back over the last year - Bring to mind your Sparkling Moments* * Times when you were truly at your best – these moments, big or small, may be born out of joy, inspiration, cooperation or pain, frustration or adversity.

Sparkling moments often involve interactions with others. Think about the people you interact with regularly, occasionally or casually. What sparkling moments to they invoke?

Take your time - There’s more than you think. Continue to expand your list over the next day or so.

Have you made a long list? What else? There might be one or two more…

What qualities, capacities, competencies, skills and strengths did you demonstrate in those moments?

What do these moments tell you about the person you can be at your best?

Imagine, for a moment, that those qualities were to grow and develop in your life over the next year…

What might you notice was different over the next year if you demonstrated more of this best self?

How might this make a difference to those around you?

How might those around you respond to you behaving differently?

How might the person that you can be find yourself strengthening your community, creating connections and bonds between people?

Take time over the next few days to ponder these questions…

New Year’s Resolutions - crossed out. Instead…

You being a little more of your best self, in the small moments of your own life

Making your own unique contribution, the one that no-one else can make, because you are you and no-one else is.

Tips: • Set a reminder to review these notes regularly throughout the year • Add new Sparkling Moments when they occur • Add other qualities and strengths you discover about yourself

Wishing you the realisation of your best hopes for this year.

THANK YOU CONTACT rod@solutionfocusedchange.works +61418642357

Title Slide: No Year’s Resolutions - Be More You Instead

A reflection exercise to consider how being your best self can make a difference this year.

Find a quiet moment, a little space to yourself, & something to write on and with. Take you time to consider each question and note down the answers as you go.

Think back over the last year - Bring to mind your Sparkling Moments* * Times when you were truly at your best – these moments, big or small, may be born out of joy, inspiration, cooperation or pain, frustration or adversity.

Sparkling moments often involve interactions with others. Think about the people you interact with regularly, occasionally or casually. What sparkling moments to they invoke?

Take your time - There’s more than you think. Continue to expand your list over the next day or so.

Have you made a long list? What else? There might be one or two more…

What qualities, capacities, competencies, skills and strengths did you demonstrate in those moments?

What do these moments tell you about the person you can be at your best?

Imagine, for a moment, that those qualities were to grow and develop in your life over the next year…

What might you notice was different over the next year if you demonstrated more of this best self?

How might this make a difference to those around you?

How might those around you respond to you behaving differently?

How might the person that you can be find yourself strengthening your community, creating connections and bonds between people?

Take time over the next few days to ponder these questions…

New Year’s Resolutions - crossed out. Instead…

You being a little more of your best self, in the small moments of your own life

Making your own unique contribution, the one that no-one else can make, because you are you and no-one else is.

Tips: • Set a reminder to review these notes regularly throughout the year • Add new Sparkling Moments when they occur • Add other qualities and strengths you discover about yourself

Wishing you the realisation of your best hopes for this year.

THANK YOU CONTACT rod@solutionfocusedchange.works +61418642357

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