Comments on: A Ritual for The End of the Year http://thecoachingsource.com/2009/12/22/a-ritual-for-the-end-of-the-year/ Developing professionals and refining businesses Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:14:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Trish http://thecoachingsource.com/2009/12/22/a-ritual-for-the-end-of-the-year/#comment-290 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:09:13 +0000 http://thecoachingsource.com/?p=169#comment-290 Madeleine,
I love this idea/process. I gave up on New Year’s resolution years ago. Instead I start gearing up for the “new” in December. I get back to the gym, cut back on bread, say “no” a lot more, and spend some time getting back on track for all those things that may have slipped in over the previous year. It is a great way to take the pressure off of “failing” in January AND it give me some much needed personal focus during a time when most of my energy is used on others.

What really gets me energized for the new year and thinking about what I want to create, is a one day annual retreat. I get together with several friends (we even have our teenagers participate now) and we spend the day create collages of our coming year. At the end of the day we take 15 minutes each to share our vision with the rest of the group. It is a fantastic way to create a visual presence for what we want to create for ourselves. One of the most amazing gifts I have receieved is to watch my 9 (then 10 and 11) year old daughter envision and create her new year. It also has a wonderful side benefit. I get to use paper, crayons, glue, scissors, pictures, fringe, whatever to do art work – no rules, no computer, no telephone.

Now I will have a wonderful way to end 2010 too.

]]> By: Vicki Stanford http://thecoachingsource.com/2009/12/22/a-ritual-for-the-end-of-the-year/#comment-195 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:19:02 +0000 http://thecoachingsource.com/?p=169#comment-195 I love this idea. I usually write down the things that didn’t go so well during the year and make a ritual of burning the pieces of paper in the fireplace. My way of saying goodbye to the bad stuff. But now I will also start writing down the successes and keeping records of those achievements. It will be great to have the written reminder of things to be happy about or proud of. And what I’m taking from your previous post is to dream big–why limit ourselves to little goals. Thanks Mad.

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