Giving Thanks for 2008

It occurred to me on December 31st that Thanksgiving isn’t the only time to give thanks for what we have, what we have done, who we are, for those around us and for all the blessings that we have been given or successes we have accomplished throughout the year. As we prepare for the New Year, we need to understand those successes. If we don’t have a lot to be thankful for, then it’s time to realize that and plan to do something different in the New Year in order to have different outcomes. Be thankful for your successes, list them, recognize what you did to achieve them and put plans in place to increase the chance of having similar successes in 2009.
Are you saying: “Thank God this year is over”? Okay, recognize what went wrong; identify those things over which you had no control and decide on how you can react to them positively. Then, list those things over which you did have control and set up an Action Plan. (Read more about this in Coach’s Corner).
The tragedy of 2008 is not the recession or the loss of jobs. The greatest tragedy is that we miss out on opportunities that are available and that we are capable of doing. We believe we are stuck or destined to be where we are, that we have no control, no choices. The opportunity for career enjoyment and having great income, for accomplishing all types of goals, a great family and for a great life is available to everyone. Don’t become a victim to thinking that you have no control of these areas. You CAN be in control
New Year's resolutions have been a common practice for quite a long time but many fail to accomplish their resolutions because of a lack of focus, commitment, or planning. Without solid recorded plans and regular reviews, resolutions are often just forgotten after just a few weeks. Resolutions and goals have a much better chance of being successful with the proper action-based planning and a commitment to stay after them. As your personal Career Coach I can give you some powerful tools that will help you define, plan, organize, track, and stay after your goals year round, especially as it relates to your career.
We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day. ~Edith Lovejoy Pierce
You already have every characteristic necessary for success if you recognize, claim, develop and use them. Zig Ziglar

Gilles L'Heureux, Career Coach
http://www.careercoachnow.ca/