I’m not one for New Year’s resolutions. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for self-assessment, self-improvement, and continual growth. After all, being stagnant isn’t living and isn’t fun. Instead of New Year’s resolutions, however, I tend to set goals and make course corrections throughout the year. That being so, I do take time at the start of each year to think about broad-based personal and career goals. My wife and I even sit down and map out family goals and list projects we’d like to accomplish throughout the year. In doing so this year, I came across a resource so intriguing and valuable I want to share it with you. It’s a list of questions to ask yourself that can help you define and set your path for not only this year, but for the rest of your life. I found this at DynamicCatholic.com and, although it is a Catholic-based site, the questions don’t necessarily have anything to do with religion.
As we begin this new year, consider some of these questions:
- What are the biggest changes you would like to make to your life in the next 12 months?
- What are the biggest changes you would like to make to your life in the next 1–3 years?
- What do you want to achieve most in your life?
- What is your greatest obstacle to this achievement?
- What are three of your biggest achievements to date?
- What dream have you given up on?
- What major transitions have you had in the past two years?
- What is the hardest thing in your life you’ve ever had to overcome? (Give yourself some credit for doing so!)
- Looking at the past six months of your life, do you like the direction your life is moving in? Explain.
- What part of yourself have you given up on?
- What are your primary stressors?
- What is your definition of success?
- What would you like your personal legacy to be?
I want to wish you a Happy New Year! Let’s make it a great year. Everyone here at NAFA is looking forward to serving you again this year.
Sincerely,
Phil