2021 has been quite a year! I have been blessed in business and personally in so many ways. As I reflect on the year I have learned so many lessons from my successes, challenges and failures. I will share with you the highlight learnings in hopes that they inspire you to take an inventory of your own learnings as well as learn from mine – no sense in reinventing the wheel.
Lesson 1 – Energy is key! Managing physical, emotional and mental energy allows me to be more effective, more connected, more successful and have more fun.
Lesson 2 – Personal Foundation holds my success structure. Having a solid foundation in my relationships, physical environment, finances, and health supports my ability to achieve success with more joy and less effort.
Lesson 3 – Values are my compass. Allowing my values to be the basis for every single decision I make leads me to quick and easy decision making with confidence and surety.
Lesson 4 – Metrics are more than just tracking. Measuring the critical areas of my business and self not only allows me to know where I am at and how to move forward more successfully, it provides me confidence in my abilities as a business owner and coach.
Lesson 5 – Down time is critical. I don’t just mean taking a week vacation. I mean taking a 10 minute break to regroup, refocus and realign with my purpose and each activity.
Lesson 6 – Knowing is only small part of the battle. The bulk of the battle is in managing energy, mindset, and taking action!
Lesson 7 – Accurate and inspiring messaging is more important than being an expert in your craft. Even if you are the top expert in your field, if your audience doesn’t know that you are, how you are and why you are, being the expert is useless.
Lesson 8 – Relationships are the glue that holds it all together. Regardless of how often we connect or how long our connection lasts (minutes, hours, days or decades), when my path crosses someone else’, there is meaning, there is value, there is learning, and their is growth…together.
Lesson 9 – Community is place where purpose is born. We all have a purpose and if we really dig down to the core of it, we find that it is about serving our fellow man. Serving in our immediate and extended communities are why each of us are on this planet.
Lesson 10 – Life is a gift. I have lost several this year to a variety of health challenges and while I grieve they are no longer here on earth, I know I will see them again. The time I have with people here on earth is meaningful. It is truly a gift to be alive and get to connect with others.
Each of these lessons have inspired me to provide better coaching programs & workshops and serve my clients, friends, and family in a more rich and powerful way. Cheers to 2022! May it be filled with much joy, love and success personally and professionally!!