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Out with the Old

I was thinking as we approach yet another Xmas and New Year about the basis for these celebrations. In pre-Christian times, when there was no electricity and no supermarkets, people used to celebrate the return of the sun. The 21st of December is the Winter Solstice, when the sun is at its further distance away from Earth and begins to get closer on its elliptical orbit every day. What this means is each day gets a little warmer, a little lighter and food is more and more plentiful; in other words things are getting better.

It is the end of one cycle and the beginning of a new one. It is a natural time to think about ends and new beginnings. Obviously this is one reason for New Year’s Resolutions, but these often fade with the hang-over that happened soon after!

As we progress on our journey, we should review what is working for us (and what isn’t), what we want to bring into our lives and what we need to let go of, skills & traits that we want to develop and habits that no longer serve us. This is as valuable for a team or a business as it is for individuals.
What are you going to stop and start? What would you like to have more of in the New Year? How different do you dare to be?

“Bad habits are like chains that are too light to feel until they are too heavy to carry. Bad habits are like chains that are too light to feel until they are too heavy to carry.” Warren Buffet

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