Author: Fabrizio

Commit publicly

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Another good practice related to goals and propositions is to make them publicly. It adds to the commitment and it makes it more difficult to hide.

So, here are mine for 2019.

  1. Meditate every day. I have been doing it in 2018 as well, and even though I am stronger in my practice now, I want to take the average daily meditation to at least 15-20 minutes (it is safe to say that in 2018 my average daily meditation has been between 5 and 10 minutes).

  2. Read at least 10 books. Another goal I also had in 2018 (I read 15 books in the end), and since I will have additional challenges this year, I want to commit to reading once again, as much as possible, whenever possible.

  3. Write a blog post every day. This is new, challenging, something I have been wanting to do for a while. As I said earlier, it is worth starting now. 

Resolutions

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Few things to keep in mind as the year ends and we set out to achieve everything we have not achieved so far in the next 365 days. If you are going to set goals for 2019:

  1. Be honest, do not put on the list things you have never thought of doing before today, you are not doing this to impress anybody. Focus on what you know you can do but have just been too lazy, busy, distracted until now to do.

  2. Be measurable, as things like “be kinder”, “be better at …”, “do less of …” are perfect set-ups for failure.

  3. Be kind to yourself, remember that a year is long and unexpected things can get in the way. Perhaps you won’t get to 100% completion, and still 70-80-90% is quite good, and you will be proud of it.

Empower people

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Guy Kawasaki says that his elevator pitch, the way he introduces his work to others, is “empower people”.

That is a powerful and generous purpose. And the best thing about it, is that it does not end with winners and losers. You can always empower more, reach out to extra people who needs empowerment, spread your empowering word wider and farther, and inspire others to empower as well.

Eventually, you will not be left with less, and the world will be left with more. Empowering people is the ideal win win. We should do it more often.

Another try

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The best time to start blogging was 20 years ago. The second best time to start blogging is today.

-Seth Godin

I have been blogging all my life. Sometimes in public, sometimes in private. I have been extremely inconsistent with writing and posting, I have changed blog many times, changed platform many times, always looking for the perfect context, the perfect tool, the perfect idea, the perfect title.

So here is another try. Strong with the awareness that perfect does not exist. I want to leave a trace every day, for one year. And then see what happens. I start today.