2010.

A new decade has begun. Can you believe it? 

When I think back to the beginning of this millennium, a mere 10 years ago . . . it is amazing to recall all that has occurred in my life.  How about you? What are YOUR highlights from  these last 10 years?  Is it what you had planned?

I imagine very few people will be able to say, with firmness and honesty, that the entire block of time turned out just as they planned it.  More than likely, most people wouldn’t be able to tell you what they had planned for the first 10 years in 2000. And so, they likely can't tell you what mattered most either - or how it fits in their bigger picture.

There is a good side and a bad side to "Planning."  Everything in moderation, right?
 
You can stay so busy making lists and getting so wrapped up in details of your plans that you aren’t even present in the NOW, to enjoy what’s going on around you.  Too much planning keeps the stress level high and the feeling of a constant nagging going off in the back of your head, “Next. . . ok, Next. That’s right. Next. Oops you missed one. Next . . .”   It’s exhausting. And it is often a setup for failure.

Yet, without any planning at all, there is a human tendency to just let life pass you by. How many times do you hear someone lament, “One of these days, we’re going to take a cruise,” or “Someday, I’m going to go back to school.”

Before you know it, another 10 years will swoosh by us. We’ll be 10 years older (and for some, 10 years slower!). What do you want this next decade to deliver to you? How are you positioning yourself so that you can receive all that it has to offer?

Get started! Time’s a wastin’

Take that first step – envision your life as you want it to be in 10 years.  And then plan on how to get there. You can do it. I know you can. Bring some meaning into your life. You'll be the richer for it.

Toasting to you and the new Decade that awaits us both!
Coach Darlene