Newsletter
January 2007

"Questions of the heart are always frightening to ask,
yet they are essential...
For in the asking we must confront ourselves
and deal honestly with those for whom we care.
Questions of the heart,
when asked with integrity
will be answered in truth.
So ask, kind friend, ask...
and see what your days bring for the answer."
Radmachjer Hershey

This is my favorite time of year. Christmas with all of its anticipation is past and there is space to breathe as the New Year begins. This is a wonderful time to pause and reflect before diving headlong into the coming year with all of its promise and hope.

Below is an exercise I use every year (yes, some of you have seen this before). What I appreciate most about this exercise is its simplicity. No writing with layers of emotion to wade through, simply choosing two or three words or ideas which will be touchstones during times of decision, challenge and/or discouragement.

Here is a sneak-peek at my overall theme for the coming year: Character (integrity, motive, and intent), Competence (capabilities, skills, results and track record) and the continuing presence of Courage.

If you don't start,
You won't arrive... Anonymous

Use the questions below to map your course for 2007 ~

2006

• For the past year what was your overall theme?
• What were your three biggest wins personally?
• What were your three biggest wins professionally?
• What were the three top lessons you learned?
• What was the one personal quality that you developed in 2006?
• List the ways this quality helped you both personally and professionally.

2007

• Looking forward, what do you want the overall theme of 2007 to be for you?
• What are your top three personal goals for 2007?
• What are your top three professional goals for 2007?
• What personal quality do you most want to develop in 2007?
• List the ways that this quality will help you move forward both personally and professionally

"Don't be too cautious; take a chance! If you wait for perfect conditions, you may end up living a timid and diminished life. The prospect of failure always exists, and it is painful and often embarrassing when we do fail. But it is better to fail while striving for something adventurous and uncertain than to say, 'I won't try, because I may not succeed completely.'" Jimmy Carter

May your 2007 be prosperous!

Lindsay

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