Towards the end of July, most school children in UK received their end of year report card. Remember those days? Well, being on the flip side, I didn’t personally feel the joy or worry that comes with this kind of assessment – BUT it did inspire me to think about how I would be assessed against my targets for 2014 at this stage. Seeing as I love a good audit (as anyone who’s read Happily Ever After for Grown-Ups will know) – it became a prompt for me to imagine my end of term report… and it was a great exercise. In summary, it was a little bit like this: Goal (NB: Phrased here in a very general way – don’t worry…I have these in a more specific, measurable way!) Assessment Grade Effort Grade (where 1 is excellent and 4 leaves much to be desired!) Career development B- 2 Health & Fitness aspirations C+ 2 / 3 Focus on family and friends B 2 Adventure / fun B 2 Gratitude B+ 1 To have a fair idea, you first need to know what your targets are – and it’s most likely that these will involve recognition / clarity about your New Year’s Resolutions…and if you weren’t clear then, why don’t you get clear now. What might yours be like? Looking (way back) towards my school days, I had to really work hard to achieve the A grades I wanted and these days it’s no different. Not only can it be difficult but is also a strategic approach needed in going for your goals… but when you really want something –...
The festive season has come and (nearly) gone and I hope you and your family (whether family by blood or family through love and association) are having / have had a fantastic holiday season. How have you spent the last week and a bit? I have been blessed to spend the last days of 2013 with family (my hubby Rahim, my mum and my dad) in slightly sunnier climes than what we’re blessed with in the UK and it really has been lovely to spend quality time together and truly reconnect. As is often the case when away from the daily grind, it’s also been beneficial to have some time and space to think, plan, strategise, mastermind, plot (mwa-ha-ha – but not in an evil way, I promise!) and actually to really think about the many many things to be thankful for. “Gratitude” is a big part of my mantra for 2014 (mantras are something we’ll discuss further sometime soon – stay tuned). In the meanwhile – I just wanted to say a belated Seasons’ Greetings and to wish you all the best for a very Happy New Year. Not surprisingly – I’d also really like to encourage you to do 2 things (it’s all about action right?!): 1. Look back on 2013… and pat yourself on the back. Ask yourself – What did I achieve? What am I proud of? What surprised me about myself? What do I now know I can do, that I would not have believed I could do, this time last year? Be kind to yourself (so important). Where there were disappointments, set backs and anything you...
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