Have you done your goal setting for 2025?

The start of a new year feels a good time to set some goals – “what would I like to achieve in the next 12 months?” At this time of year people also often ask you about your goals and you can feel a  bit of pressure to come up with something – being ambitious and goal focused is better than not being ambitious and goal focused right?

I haven’t set any specific goals this year (and haven’t for a few years now).

Instead I commit to observe myself as I do the things I do (including adding in things I think might be useful new experiences) – work, family, social, learning etc… – and see what I notice. What thoughts and emotions are coming up and how effective I was in what I tried to do.

I like this approach because it helps me continually identify little things to work on that often end up making a big difference. It also means my own development becomes an everyday process and it feels good to know I’m always working on something.

For this to work I’ve found…

• I need to be good at taking time every day to observe myself (recognising what I think, feel and do as situations unfold).
• I need to be effective at using what comes up to try to do something a bit differently to see what sort of impact it has.
• I need to generate enough novel situations (this can be as simple as talking to someone I don’t know) so I have plenty to work with.

This process in itself is something to continually work on so I feel I’ve always got more than enough content to keep me moving forward 😊

Very best wishes for 2025.

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