Summertime Reflections

New Year’s resolutions – bah humbug! July is a way better time to reflect on how the year is going so far. Not just how things have gone, but where you want to go in the next few months and beyond.

At the beginning of January, we think about what accomplishments and milestones we and/or our business need to make. We have a driving energy to get going after the Christmas/New Year’s break. Our resolutions tend to be of a financial or business growth type. And there is an urgency and excitement to our planning and taking action. But perhaps we shortchange ourselves by not taking enough time to reflect on our values and beliefs; what is our purpose and mission; what is important to do and be in our lives.??

Today, I spent the afternoon in a Muskoka chair, surrounded by the sound of a soft warm breeze in the trees, a cacophony of bird songs, and a view of a bright blue lake in front of me.?With a good cup of coffee beside me, my journal on my lap and my favourite pen in hand, I allowed my thoughts to contemplate what my elder wiser self would advise me to focus on now. Summer always puts me in a space of relaxed activity. While I still have schedules to keep and tasks to complete, the pace does not feel urgent or fixed. Time opens up to contemplate questions I typically don’t make room for any other time.?Questions like:

• What are the things I value now, and how have they changed over the past few years?
• How would I like to write the next chapter of my life?
• What beliefs am I stuck to that could be upgraded for a happier existence?
• What is important to me that I have taken for granted?
• What’s next to take on for my personal growth?
• What do I still want to do before I die?

We are on this earth in physical form for a fleeting time. There is a purpose and place for each of us to discover. Journaling is a powerful way to turn inward to survey what is important and record the journey.

At The Nelson Team, we have created a Productivity Planner and Journal for daily Peace of Mind. We have included a comprehensive user guide that explains how to plan your time to achieve efficiency while staying true what is most important.