You still have time.
You don't have to put everything on hold just yet.
We’re in it now – Holiday Season. You might be thinking the year is over. And that whatever is on your mind, you’re thinking, “It’s too late.”
But is that true? Maybe you can still get it done.
The biggest thing that might be stopping you: your belief that the year is over, that it’s too late.
This is a great time of year ... to check your list.
What if you thought: I still have time to check something stubborn off my list. People are in good moods, in giving mode, they’re spending money, they’re creating things. They might want to connect.
The holiday spirit might help you go after something differently, in a more fun way.
The perfect time.
Maybe your boss, or a peer, or that one team member that grates on your nerves — could you have one of those meaningful conversations over a Gingerbread latte? Could you offer an olive branch to someone and it would feel natural instead of awkward? Could you say thank you to someone who is normally difficult to thank?
Maybe it’s the perfect time to reach out to contacts with a holiday greeting — giving instead of asking. You could offer to help somehow. Maybe you can find time to create something that others would love. Maybe there are some people alone at Christmas that you could reach out to.
Maybe you want to rest. Maybe your resting means being outside in nature. Or at a movie. Or lost in the craft store.
You can still do all these things. You don’t have to wait until 2020.
Old Thought/New Thought
Old Thought
Thought: I don’t have time
Feeling: Rushed, defeated, disappointed
Action: Scattered, Jumping from one thing to another, giving up, not giving your best effort, procrastination
Result: Less connection, things still on your list,
New Thought
New Thought: I still have time
Feeling: Curious, Excited, Expansive
Action: Creative, Spontaneous, Fun
Result: More Connection, Checking items off your list
Here's my Coaching Tip:
Changing the way you think can change your results.
If you’re ready to make 2020 the year where you think differently and do things differently to, join me in some 1:1 coaching. It’s where we take a look at what’s going on in your life and your work and what’s getting in the way of getting what you want. Together, we create shifts so that next year at this time, you’re exactly where you want to be.