New year, and new stuff, right? Goals, New Year’s resolutions, and prayers that the craziness of 2020 is gone for good. And, by the way, don’t let the door hit you in the booty on your way out 2-0-2-0!!!
I love the new year. Even though some people think of new year’s resolutions and things like that as BS, I personally love the freshness of the new year as a time to reset, and I am so incredibly inspired by it. I love digging out my fresh new pack of Franklin Covey Daytimer pages (uh oh… did I just date myself!), getting my year set with monthly goals, and ready to take on the world again. And, you know what, even if you are one of those believers in the hokey pokiness of the meaning of this new year/new me, that’s okay! I just hope that you find SOME day that is YOUR day/time/whatever to reset and do a “check-up-from-the-neck-up” on you, your progress in life, and what’s left to accomplish!
So, this year came rollin’ around, and I started off the year with this theme… expectations. You know, last year was such a disappointment in “expectations.” Things that we wanted to happen that didn’t. Seriously awful situations from health issues to other losses such as jobs, income, children out of school. The list goes on. The loss of “expectations” from what SHOULD have happened.
Expectations. For right now, I’m breaking this thought process down into two buckets… Expectations I have of me, first of all. As I listed all my goals, my wishes, my desires for 2021, I really looked at all of those and did some self-speak with “these, Coleen, are our expectations for 2021.” Expectations of doing better, being better, more mindful of my health, my mental growth, my emotional centeredness. Expectations that I set and have been so excited to wrap my mind around for 2021. And, expectations that there will be times I fail. That’s a part of it all, too. Expectations of reality, not impracticality!
Then I look at the other “expectations.” Expectations I have of others! Ah… here’s where it gets dicey as this is the perfect arena for disappointment. Therefore, I keep this one surface, and try to have none! Just really simple… If I don’t have expectations, then I can’t be disappointed! I’m going to leave that there, and just leave it on the table for you to do what you want with that!
But, for me… 2021 has started off with some really cool personal and professional expectations that I have for myself! I’m excited to tackle them, to tackle the year, and to do this with you! After all, we’re all in this together, aren’t we, Rock Stars!