Happy New Year! Wow, its already 4th week of January. Where did the time go? I have been meaning to write about my new year aspirations. I am sharing them to help me be more committed. I hope they can also help you.
Last week, I saw this great article – In the New Year, Become a Better Version of Yourself. It inspired me to come up with these five way to become a better version of myself. All of them are hard for me, but they are also great aspirations for the year – how to evolve who I am as a professional and a human being. 🙂
Be Patient with myself and others – I am not a patient person. I tend to interrupt people in discussions. I get impatient when people are slow to understand or respond. I like to rush my kids when they are slow to shower, clean up, brush their teeth. You get the picture. This will be one of the hardest one to adhere to.. I think deep down I believe if I just rush others and myself, I will get more done. It sounds silly now that I have articulated it :-). This year, I will try to work on the following:
Interrupt less and listen more.
Remember to pause before I react to an unexpected situations. Let things cool. Sometimes they resolve on their own.
Accept mundane things will take time. Dedicate the time to get it done right. This one stems from an experience I had just last week. I upgraded my work phone. It probably should have taken about an hour. It took me about 7 hours over 3 days instead. It was however completely self-inflicted. I was trying to save that hour by multitasking this while working. Let’s just say I learned the hard way quickly rushing has unintended results :-). C’est la vie
Be judicious about what I must do right away. As a productive person, I tend to want to do many things a day to feel accomplished – a “hamster” on a never-ending “hamster wheel.” Need to remember that less is more.
Be patient with my kids.
Allow myself to slow down and enjoy the journey – I am trying to ramp up on a big role this year. Even though I have until April to do it, I can tell I am rushing to do it faster. I will enjoy this journey much more if I pace myself.
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