You've set goals for 2020. There are things you want to do to realize your Big Vision for your work in the world. But how will you make space for it? I know I've been writing along this theme for a little bit (e.g. Sometimes Your "To-Do" Is To Do Less and Rest, Do Less … Continue reading Make space for your 2020 Big Vision
When we make New Year's goals, we're often inclined to lean towards one extreme: Create a new life and leave the old one behind. Express our "good" qualities, and repress our "bad" ones. Make plans to create the perfect _____________, and symbolically, or literally burn up the past versions that didn't work. When after a … Continue reading New Year’s Goals, Extremes and Being Medium
For ten years, I gathered a group of six women each month for a couple hours to talk about our Big Visions for our work in the world. We celebrated our successes and offered support through our challenges. At the end of each meeting, we committed to the actions we'd take until the next month. … Continue reading 5 Steps to Start Your Own Big Vision Circle
At the beginning of this year, 47% of Americans made a New Year's resolution. Only 8% of us will keep it. But maybe that isn't a bad thing as long as we: Take the time to reflect on why we didn't keep it. Look at it as one "experiment" in a long process. Last weekend, … Continue reading Life is a long experiment that includes successes and failures