Where did you win this year?

Another week has flown by. We’re really in the home straight of 2022 now. Most of us probably can’t wait for December to arrive, with our eyes focused on the “finish line”.

Many people we’ve spoken with over the past month or so, tell us that 2022 has been a really tough year for them. There is no single reason they can provide, just that many things have not gone according to plan. The word frustrating comes up a lot. Most years are probably like this, but as humans we tend to remember our most recent experiences best. Maybe you’re one of the very lucky ones that can say with honesty that this year was way better than you expected. Or maybe you sit somewhere in the middle, where you’ve had to take the bad with the good.

The point is this:

While everyone is focused on the last deadlines for 2022, you should not forget to notice the progress you’ve made this year. It’s easy and very natural to focus on all the things that did not work out, but chances are good that there were areas where you moved towards your goals too. This could really be anything, but we’ll share some examples to get you thinking:

• Did you strengthen an important relationship?
• Pay off a significant portion of debt?
• Get healthier?
• Learn a valuable new skill?
• Drop an unhealthy habit?
• End a bad relationship?
• Get a great new job or start your own business?
• Did you become slightly easier to be around?
• Have a baby or keep the kids you already had alive for another year?
• Get a promotion?
• Make a new friend or rekindle an old friendship?
• Get better at something?
• Or help someone else get better at what they do?

Obviously there will be goals you didn’t reach. We’ve all got those. But when you have a moment, reflect on the things that went well this year. Notice the progress you made. Pay attention to how you got better and give yourself some well-earned recognition for that. You’ve earned it.

Thanks for reading. If you know anyone who can benefit from this, please share it with them. Have a great weekend and here’s to hoping the Springboks can win THIS weekend!

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