29 Days and still counting

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It’s the next to  last day of Elul.  As I wrote on the first day, when the period of self-assessment begins, we are 30 days into the 40 day period of determining how we can make our lives- and the lives of others- better.  (You can also search for Elul in the index to the left and see more of my thoughts on this “resolution-making” period.)

I have been doing so.  As I wrote earlier this month (not when it was published), I made some pretty significant choices.  I fired a client- even though the money was ok, because the liaison was not good for my- or other’s- mental health.  More importantly, it challenged my integrity- which can’t be bought at any price.

But, tonight starts Rosh Hashana- the New Year.  The end of Elul- leaving me- and you- only 10 days left to complete our self-assessments, determining what changes we should effect, how we can help others, and insure we leave this world just a little better off because we walked upon it’s surface.

These are the questions we must answer…

What do we really want to see happen for us next year?  Not just one thing- but two, three, or four.  (No, winning the lottery doesn’t count as a valid choice!)  And, that means we need to list two or three small steps we will make- NOW, not tomorrow- to make it possible for these three things not to be a dream, but a reality before the next Elul rolls around.

What are we really afraid may occur for us in the next year?  I’m guessing you- like me- can think of a whole bunch of them.  But limit this assessment to two or three, because we want to devote our time to their preclusion.

A big task always happens by making the little steps.   And, that’s what this exercise is for- to find those little steps to insure we make progress.

My list includes financial changes,  helping my smaller clients become the bigger ventures of which they dream, and to find time to teach at the university level- helping students learn how to develop products, processes, and ventures successfully.   Without sacrificing the time I devote to my family and friends.

Don’t you think you should put your list to paper (or perhaps to computer as I do) now?

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