Mary’s Minute
“Have a vision. It is the ability to see the
invisible. If you can see the invisible, you can achieve the impossible.”
~ Shiv Khera
A New Year is upon us – 2018! Wow!
In our society it is expected to use the New Year as an opportunity for
reflection and goal setting. The press
does it, and we do it personally. At my
house, we had a jar for 2017 where we added scraps of paper with events – big or
small - as they occurred with the date, like “Zoe left for college,” or “Our
family had a nice dinner together.” On
Dec. 31st, we read the snippets out loud to reflect on the
year. News feeds on the last day of the
year buzzed with the highlights of the year, with the “best” and worst” of 2017. After we finish looking
back, we quickly look forward, by setting goals/resolutions for the coming
year.
I think reflection and goal setting are keys to
growth, so I am not at all criticizing these actions, plus they are entertaining!
I just think we need to be sure to also
include visioning in our model. When you
think about the New Year and set your goals – create a vision of what you want
in your life, in your profession, in your classroom, etc. It is psychologically proven that visualization
is a powerful tool for reaching goals. Paint
a picture in your mind of what you want your life to be like, and see how that
works along with the list of goals you set for yourself.
Mary
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