Starting the New Year

The New Year - I think we all know about New Year's resolutions - and have probably attempted one or two things in the past - some we may have followed up and others not at all. We start out with ideas about how this year will be different - ah well I'm sure you know the scenario, I've been meaning to go to the gym for 2 years now, and get back to Tai Chi - what's your ones?

At the turning of the new year this year I watched a couple of webinars on New Year's Vision for 2015. For those wondering what a webinar is, a webinar is a seminar held on the internet alias the web - hence the name webinar. One of the webinar's that I watched was the webinar by Mary Morrissey. Mary is a lifecoach in the USA. (Mary Morrissey.com)

One of the questions that Mary asked in her webinar was: What is one thing that I am doing to invest in my personal growth in 2015? I was thinking... well one of mine is listening to webinars like this. About a moment after thinking that Mary said something along the lines of, 'perhaps it is listening to a webinar like this!'

I invite you to join me if you wish. Grab a pen and a piece of paper and write your answer to...

  • What is one thing that I am doing to invest in my personal growth in 2015?

    I had a few other answers that started to pop up around that question. Then I started thinking about various areas that I could apply that question to... At times like this I tend to use a tool like the wellness wheel. The wellness wheel can vary as to what is most important in your life, and is just a matter of adapting it to suit.

    The Wellness Wheel

    As I looked at the wellness wheel, I adapted Mary's question to suit the segment.

  • What is one thing that I am doing to invest in my spiritual life in 2015?
  • What is one thing that I am doing to invest in my social life in 2015?
  • What is one thing that I am doing to invest in my emotional life in 2015?
  • What is one thing that I am doing to invest in my intellectual life in 2015?
  • What is one thing that I am doing to invest in my environmental life in 2015?
  • What is one thing that I am doing to invest in my physical life in 2015?
  • What is one thing that I am doing to invest in my occupational life in 2015?

    I realized working with this wellness wheel, that it was missing out on creativity, a large part of my wellness - so I started to create my own wheel. And then, doing that, I wondered - where did my family fit into my wellness wheel picture? I have included my family in my version of the wellness wheel.

  • What is one thing that I am doing to invest in my family life in 2015?
  • What is one thing that I am doing to invest in my creative life in 2015?

    So this year I start into the New Year, working with 'what one thing am I doing' question as a focus I invite you to join in, with me, and thousands of others who have taken part in Mary Morrissey's question.

    If you would like to take up the invitation, write that one thing down... and then... what steps can you take, to bring your one thing into an action. Oh and if you would like to visit Mary's website - here is the link; Mary Morrissey.com

    Happy New Year - may you create something wonderful for yourself, your family and our world.