10 Takeaways from 2011
- Santa still comes and is very generous, even during challenging economic times.
- Challenging economic times makes me more focused on, and appreciative of, how much I do have, and how much I don’t need.
- I do need to start knitting my gift scarves earlier.
- I also need to not smother my 6th grade boy, which is not easy and makes me a bit sad at times knowing this is a big transition year. It’s just hard when he’s so sweet, adorable, huggable and kissable.
- Marketing oneself with a new business & dealing with all this social media ‘stuff’ is annoying, uncomfortable, and brings up much resistance. ugghh… That’s why I’m committing to making this one of my priorities in 2012.
- I’m grateful for my job in five high schools. Teaching teens, counseling one-on-one, and facilitating groups is fun, rewarding and continues to be a learning experience.
- I loved being a guest speaker for master’s level students at Dominican, and I proved to myself that if I can successfully do that, there’s no reason I can’t do more of it in 2012 & beyond. Toastmasters is finally paying off. Another goal for 2012: more speaking & teaching, which also means more writing.
- It feels great to choose an area of coaching specialization that I enjoy, can relate to (for sure) and want to pursue more – adult ADD. It’s also great to figure out a name for my work: Mindfulness-based Cognitive Behavioral Coaching.
- I really, really enjoy creating an art piece every December with my ‘soul’ friend Alma (based on her technique called Telamadera Fusion). Like yoga, I achieve a sense of ‘flow’ (see my previous blog entry about ‘achieving flow’), which is rewarding just for its own sake.
- I have so much to be grateful for, especially the love of my husband, son, stepdaughters, family, and friends, and the opportunity to do work that I love and that helps others in a positive way. Relationships are what truly matter and what give life a real sense of meaning and purpose.
