It's the New Year and the time when many of
us make a New Year's Resolutions but I have a problem with the tradition. It seems to start with a very negative
premise - that we are all very flawed - and that we need perfecting and that
forming the intent (i.e. resolving) to be perfect will achieve the desired
result.
And how often has that worked for you so
far, eh?
Instead, I would like to borrow from a
consulting friend of mine who works with an approach called Solutions Focus. It
starts with the premise that you are already doing a lot right and should focus
on doing more of that, better - with the emphasis on the 'doing' part.
So let's start a new tradition and focus on
finding New Year's Solutions. Want to be fitter? Do you already like walking
but find exercising by yourself boring? How about joining us one Saturday
morning (see detail on the sidebar) and see if that is a solution for you? And,
if you are already one of the converted and want to want to up the ante,
consider signing up for hill-training with WoW or try catching up with Michael
to improve your speed (it's working for me).
And for solutions to the winter blahs -
don't forget our brunch at Carol's - Feb. 6 (note the date changed from an
earlier one so check you have the correct one in your calendar). That's when we
commit to a new year, pay our dues and sign our waivers.
Happy New Year all.
