What’s next? Don’t look back!
This is my first 2011 New Year’s resolution: (NYR2011) What’s next? Don’t look back.
If asked to identify a single habit that held me back from pursuing heady dreams in 2010, it would be the desire to see if I had an effect and if that effect was positive. If I posted something on Facebook, did I get any positive responses? Ditto for twitter. If not, this sometimes lead to anxiety that discouraged further participation. Given that I have a very comfortable existence, I didn’t experience much motivation to change.
Except in one significant way: a growing feeling of stagnation; of marking time; and of not making the most of life. I think Abraham Maslow would say that I have started feeling the need to self-actualize more.
Positive changes generally do not happen without effort. They usually require a certain level of dissatisfaction, to the point of deciding to do something about it.
For me, this marking of time seems to spring from my desire to see the results of what I do before I strike again. While getting feedback is important, I too often allowed it to assume a much more dominant place in my life than is warranted. It is as if I have been videotaping the wake created by a boat, instead of focusing on where I could steer the boat.
So – my first NYR2011:
What’s next? Don’t look back!
