Perspective

“That which is worth doing is worth doing well.”

As we head into the final few weeks of the year and the sun slows down to meet the darkest day, I find it helpful to take a step back from engagement and attempt to gain a glimpse of the big picture.  I know many folks that reflect upon each day before going to bed at night, considering all that happened, sorting through the good and bad, thinking about how to take the next step.

This time of year I find it useful to do a similar exercise for each of the last twelve months.  I attempt to render the lines of both my decisions and the outside influences.  I look for progress and try to identify the missed opportunities.  Then, if I’m really finding my perspective within the cosmos, I reach for the past ten years…

While strategy is a driving force behind this exercise, the by product is always the same: gratitude. How do you approach the darkest days? (with apologies to my friends down under…)

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