Say NO to New Year Resolutions?
???? STIMIES,
Happy New Year!
Right now, most people will be asking themselves existential questions like:
" Who am I?"
"What am I doing with my life?"
"Is it time to quit my job?"
While there are no easy answers to the above, some my recent conversations have helped me to rethink how I measure my life and year ahead.
You might find them helpful:
1. What does a 'successful year' mean to you?
I've always hated this question; it feels too broad and fluffy.
But a friend recently mentioned how he defines a 'successful year' as a year where he had a chance to:
If he can achieve the above, then it's a successful year in spite of the doubts/uncertainties/disappointments that might arise.
I quite like this perspective. It's easy to let the bad trump the good but this is very measurable and helps keep things in perspective.
2. What are your intentions?
Instead of setting New Year resolutions, set your intentions for the year instead, i.e. broad ideas and mindsets that you want to maintain for 2025 to keep you on the path towards your True North.
For example with Sahil Bloom, his 5 intentions for 2025 are:
3. Set SMART goals, anti-goals & non-goals
Rather than setting New Year Resolutions, it's better to have more concrete SMART goals to aim for. SMART goals are:
SMART goals are great to have, but it's good to strengthen them with:
(a) Anti-Goals
If your goal is to publish 30 LinkedIn posts in 2025, then your anti-goals could be:
(b) Non Goals
It's easy to be distracted by shiny objects & want to achieve a million and one things. This is something I'm 100% guilty of.
Setting non-goals means being clear on what you DON'T want to achieve for 2025 (rather than being distracted and spending a couple hours here and there hoping to make something happen).
Fewer goals, better focus, greater results.
To learn more, you can see what Jay Clouse has written here.
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That said, if you're someone who enjoys using tools to reflect on the past year/plan for the new year, then you might find these helpful:
I hope you find the above helpful.
Wishing you a great start to 2025!
Ling Yah
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The 7th STIMY Hangout is now done & dusted!
We had ~40 pax come and time passed so fast... that half of the attendees had left before I remembered to take a group photo. ??
The event only wrapped up 5 hours later too!
You can read more about it here.
Interestingly, I received a number of queries from people asking if I'd like to do a singles edition/dating version of STIMY Hangouts. Not something I was thinking of when I first started organising these community events. Although I do wonder...
If there any interest in this singles edition?
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LinkedIn Personal Branding Corner
Here some of the most viral LinkedIn threads published in the last week or so:
Personal Branding Tip
Core memories are important.
Look at any person with a strong personal brand and you’ll notice that they tend to share the same stories over and over and over again.
It doesn’t matter how famous they are or how many books they’ve written. Those exact same stories will always pop up, one way or another.
I call them our 'core stories'.
The reason is simple:
If famous people like Steve Jobs, Oprah Winfrey and Guy Kawasaki (former guest on Episode 39 of the So This Is My Why Podcast ) are always sharing their core stories, then we should too.
So if you're looking to build your personal brand, start by opening up a blank Google Doc and creating a list of core memories that come to mind. Keep adding to this list as you go along.
This is going to be a list that you'll always refer to as you build your personal brand online.
Some prompt questions to ask yourself:
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1 个月I have gradually come to the position that if we want to make changes to our lives, why delay it until the "new" year, why not just take small steps NOW? I am just going to wing it and hopefully make some progress in 2025. God help me Ling Yah
Speaker and Coach | Guiding industry leaders to become original thinkers and powerful communicators, so they can actually be heard, recognised, and create change. #OwnYourVoice
2 个月I love the idea of Anti-Goals! Like having an Anti-Vision, it reminds us of the TRAP we want to avoid! This is a wonderful article to prepare us for the new year, thank you Ling Yah!
I write really good LinkedIn comments ?? | Currently looking for a new Customer Success Associate role (DM me)
2 个月I have a different point of view about New Year’s Resolutions. 1. I like to do yearly themes instead. Themes around the year. 2. I wrote a LinkedIn article on my theme for 2025 and why I chose it. 3. It’s better to plan around the year than to create resolutions which will fade over time. P.S. Thank you for the article, Ling!
I help B2B companies generate sustainable sales success | Global Membership Coordinator, IAC | Certified Shared Leadership Team Coach| PCC | CSP | Co-Creator, Sales Map | Author "Winning the B2B Sale in China"
2 个月My resolution is to upgrade from 1080 to 4K in my videos ?? Just kidding.?? I will be writing darker and acerbic posts. And I got them for the next 4 weeks ?? BTW, given how fast things change, I think my definition of success will change quite often. And with that, I'll recalibrate my goals. Which is LinkedInese for screw it, let's start over ??