Looking Forward to 2016
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I must admit, I'm not a fan of New Year's Eve. For as long as I can remember, I have always felt a sense of dread when I think of the evening festivities. Maybe it's because there is a lot of social pressure to have plans, maybe it's because it's the close of the year, or maybe it's because I just don't like staying up past 9:00 pm.
And, when it comes to the actual New Year, I've always been bothered when I'm asked, "What are your New Year resolutions?" I find it odd that this tradition exists - why do we only think about what we want to achieve at the end of the year. Shouldn't we be thinking about our goals throughout the year? Isn't there always room to grow?
But, to cave into social tradition, I have come up with a few New Year's Resolutions. Resolutions on what I'm not going to do. Instead of putting pressure on myself to achieve goals, I'm going to focus on what I can do to remove the barriers that keep me from achieving goals in the first place. So, here are a few of my What I'm Not Going to Do Resolutions for 2016:
- I am not going to become frustrated when I experience a road block in a project. Getting frustrated only causes my blood pressure to rise and isn't healthy. It also doesn't help to solve any problems.
- I am not going to check my email from my phone incessantly.
- I am going to let people finish their sentences during conversations and not interrupt.
Do you make New Year Resolutions? Why or why not? If so, what are your resolutions for 2016?
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fosco frongia
Senior project manager| ENTE PATRIMONIALE CHIESA GESU' CRISTO SUG
Fino Mornasco, Como, Italy
every year i make new year resolution. the most important is they are achievable and the progress measurable. I think they are very important because allow to maintain us constantly in the way of the personal progress.
At the same time it is important to avoid the "negative" frustration when it is not possible to reach the goal
Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Awesome expression of honest thoughts. It became a habit to say "What's your new year plans". Another thing I need to emphasize on is point no. 2 as if you grow this culture amongst your colleagues and partners then they would take you for granted as if you live out of your pocket and available 24/7. It is great to follow up immediately but at some point, you need time for yourself away from all of this.
I am telling you this and I do not walk my talk although I am trying to work on it.
Rebecca Braglio
Community Engagement Specialist II| Project Management Institute
Newtown Square, Pa, United States
Thank you for the comments! I have to say - I'm exceptionally lucky when it comes to No. 2 - our team culture is very respectful of work/life balance. I think it's something that I've brought to my life as a result of prior jobs and my own personal addiction to my iphone!
Rami - I actually started working on this a month ago -- I started by taking one full week off of social media. It was brutal. But it made me realize how out of control I was getting. Once I did that little "detox," I turned to personal email (only checking it in am, pm, and late pm). I put my phone away when I came home from work.
Here's the thing: if there is a true emergency, I can be easily gotten ahold of. For as long as I can remember, there hasn't been a true emergency.
Gina Abudi
President| Abudi Consulting LLC
Amherst, Nh, United States
I consider what I want to accomplish for the year - goal setting for the business. And - every year - I am determined to spend more time outdoors - hiking, biking, kayaking, etc. This year will be no exception!
Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Rebecca, I bet this should be very tough ... I did that a few months ago and spent a day without having to deal with any electronics for a whole day but I ended up the second day having an endless list of backlog ....
Rebecca, keep it up.
1 and 2 are good for you, don't drop it. 3 is good for other side, try it
My plans are to start EMBA for y16, l'll be focusing on corporate governance
Other things shall follow as usual from 15 to 16
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Andy Kaufman
Host| People and Projects Podcast
Lake Zurich, Il, United States
Great post, Rebecca! Quick idea about that checking email resolution.... I learned this from interviewing Gretchen Rubin this year regarding her book Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Life.
She calls it the 15-minute rule. Whenever you feel like you have to check your device for email (or social media updates, or news sites), tell yourself, "I'll do that.... 15-minutes from now."
The goal setting experts I've interviewed aren't generally fans of us telling us what we won't do. So, replace it with what you will do.... in 15 minutes. Guess what I find 15 minutes later? I'm off to something else!
Here's to a great 2016 for you! Thank you for all you do to support this community!
Kenneth Ashe
Blockchain Project Manager| On Chain
Fanwood, Nj, United States
I''m going to quit smoking. That''s my biggest resolution
Al Taylor
I.T. Contractor| Independent
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
good discussion! ack...I do struggle with #3 ..:(
re #1 for sure embrace the roadblocks they are what makes the profession fun !
DEBASIS CHAKRABARTI
General Manager & Country Operations Head - Burundi Africa| Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Nice read, Rebecca and nice comments too.
Point 1: I am with Al Taylor and Fosco Frongia. I used to get frustrated/angry/furious which resulted into me having to pop one BP pill each morning. Then someone told me "You should be thankful for the roadblocks. Having to sort them out ensures you remain employed."
Point 2: Ouch!! This check-e-mail-frequently addiction is probably worse than my smoking. Kenneth, good luck on quitting. I am trying since last 20 years. As Rami said, I too do not walk the talk on this -though I advise youngsters not to pick up this habit. Andy, Thanks for the 15 minutes rule. I will try it both for e mails and my next puff. Maybe some outdoor activities (like Gina) will be of help.
Point 3: Over the years I made conscious efforts on this and can say I am about 90% successful. Will try hard for the remaining 10%.
Finally best of luck for Ramadoss and the anonymous reader in their continuing education goals.
Suhail Iqbal
Suhail Iqbal PMIATP CIPM FAAPM MPM MQM CLC CPRM SCT AEC SDC SMC SPOC PRINCE2 MCT| PM Training School
Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Whether one likes it or not, whether one celebrates or not, everyone is looking forward for days to come.
Leandro Palumbo
Associate Director - Project Manager, Europe GDC| AECOM
Madrid, Spain
Nice read Rebeca.
I like very much yours "NOT going to do " resolutions for 2016 . I''m going to follow all of them.
Thanks.
Jimmy Rogers
Senior Project Manager| Brightfind
Silver Spring, Md, United States
I definitely like number 3...will work on that too...
Kiran Kumar
Transformation Management Office
Viernheim, Germany
New year resolution!!! am with you Rebecca, some of them never works out for me, especially staying in shape/ working out, well it kind of worked out for the first month (basically am a foodie).
On the skill level, I would off course like to improve some leadership aspects (especially the point 3 you mention), from a knowledge aspect I would like to finish the PfMP and the risk management courses. None of these are my New Year resolutions, they are basically the left overs from last year based on a retrospective inspection :)
Good luck to everyone and have a gr8 year ahead
I think these are good resolutions. Go ahead but take care from the unknown risks and Avoid or Mitigate the known risks in your life and your projects.
Excellent resolutions. Point no - 2, I am working on it but finding it very difficult. Point No - 3, though, very much required.
Stéphane Parent
Self Employed / Semi-retired| Leader Maker
Prince Edward Island, Canada
You've hit on the tough ones, Rebecca. I've incorporated them, more or less successfully.
Some additional resolutions I have garnered over the years:
* Use people's first name frequently in conversations.
* Don't label people
* Don't wear a headset at my workstation for anything but work calls
Al Taylor
I.T. Contractor| Independent
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
@Stephane....great post....great points !!!!!!!
Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
@Stephane: Great Input - I very much like those points and vision.
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