By all accounts, this has been stressful year for everyone, employed or not. The impending sense of doom (which I refused to participate in, by the way) has taken it's toll on a lot of us. I noticed it most especially in my business networking. In networking groups where people were normally freely sharing introductions, there seemed to be less sharing. And, both in corporate and in entrepreneur-land, people were just really, really stressed.
That kind of stress takes its toll. One of the things that happens is the folks isolate themselves, mainly because of the demands of their work. People are social beings, and this adds stress. For extroverts, this adds a lot of stress. However, having to dress up and make nice after a stressful day at work also adds stress. My point is that this kind of a pace isn't sustainable, and it isn't good for you. So, what is your personal recovery plan in 2010?
I'm going to go a little life coachy woo-woo on you and ask this question. What is it that feeds your soul?
For many of us, it is connections with others. If you've let your friendships lapse, perhaps now is the time to reconnect. It's the holiday season, so there's your excuse to get a jump on it.
This is also a good time to reconnect with your professional network. Although really, when isn't it Again, the holidays provide that entree.
And, let's take a look at 2009. Did you accomplish what you really, really wanted to? For many of you, your goal was to maintain the status quo in light of the current circumstances. For those of you who adopted the "hanging on for dear life" stance, perhaps that worked out for you, perhaps it didn't. I bet that many of you are behind where you wanted to be and didn't achieve the security that you wanted. How about the decade of the 2000's? Is this where you wanted to be when you looked into future at the turn of the century?
This is a good time to look at what you really, really want and set some goals around that. This is especially true if Time magazine was right and the last decade was a nightmare for you. If you've been working yourself to the bone, how is that serving you in the long run. Isn't it time to set a strategy that gets you more of what you want?
What I want for you is to be healthy, confident, contributing, energetic, engaged and thriving into the next decade. To be your best you.
What's your personal recovery plan going to be for 2010?
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