Banking the Successes of 2017 to Look Forward to 2018

Happy Holidays! How fast has the year of 2017 been for you? Seems like only last week we were setting out our plans for 2017 and now we are looking forward to 2018.

To be at the very best of who we are, so as to grab the opportunities of 2018, we need to acknowledge and celebrate the success that we have had this year. It is one of the many pleasures of coaching clients when we take the time to bank their successes. Why? Not only does it make the impossible seem possible when we look at how we made things happen even when we first did not know the ‘how’ but it also allows us to experience the emotions of happiness, achievement, wonder, joy, empowerment, satisfaction, to name but a few.

It is also an acknowledgement of the act of faith we have in our resourcefulness and ability to innovate as human beings as we to continue to grow and thrive. It is our faith in ourselves and our ability to be creative with our resourcefulness that is, I believe, one of the essential components of our personal success strategy which starts with clarity on who we are today as an individual.

So in looking forward to 2018, consider the achievements and learning from 2017, building on the improved strengths, knowledge and learning from 2017. Without a clear sense of who we are today, we cannot have faith in our strengths, in our ability to be creative, innovative with the commitment to preserve in working towards our goals and dreams. In acknowledging and celebrating 2017 we are banking all the positive strengths in our bank account to empower our self-belief in 2018.

That way when the road gets a little bumpy creating the ‘how’ so we can live our dream life allowing us to draw on all the power of positive emotions of our successes to fuel our drive. The key to our success is the persistence to keep taking those small steps forward towards our dreams.

What will you use as your personal strategy for success in 2018?