I'm sure we all have had both good and bad memories behind us. And on the eve of 2008, sometimes we just want to take one last look at 2007 and give it one last kiss before moving on ahead. For some, they would rather forget everything altogether, and 2008 can't get here fast enough.
But instead of forgetting the past, let us build upon the past!
To forget everything is to begin from ground-zero again. To start from nothing might sound nice, but it totally neglects the wisdom that has been gained from experience. To begin again from nothing doesn't guarantee that we won't make the same mistakes again in 2008.
There are 2 simple things we can do to build a winning 2008 from our 2007.
1. Draw Inspiration From Your Accomplishments And Victories
This is probably the easiest thing to do! Who wouldn't want to remember those positive experiences. Why, if there were more who were willing to listen, we'd keep on retelling them, right?
Faced with difficult situations, we could draw strength from these past victories in tackling present challenges. We could be our own cheer leader and encourage ourselves by saying to ourselves, "We did it before; we can do it again!"
I remember an instance when I was in high school. There was no club for a particular interest I had then. When I inquired how to start one, I was met with different obstacles - "No interest; No budget; No time; No facilities ...." Pretty discouraging but I pressed on anyway and got that club going. Even after graduation, that club was still going strong.
When I remember that, I'm encouraged to deal positively with a difficult problems.
2. Learn Your Lessons From Failures And Disappointments
This is probably not as easy as the first point.
Fact is, we'd rather forget our mistakes, failures, and disappointments. Not only do we want to forget, we want those who witnessed our pain to forget too!
But if we forget our failures without learning from them, we run the risk of repeating them!
I was reminded of this while watching a fight on TV. After the bout, the winner was interviewed about a chance to challenge the title-holder who defeated him before. When asked about that defeat, this fighter said that, in a way, he was sort of grateful that happened.
Puzzled, the interviewer asked him why. The fighter said that that loss had shown him the particular weaknesses of his skills. No matter how hard he trained, and how good he thought he was, there was nothing like a humiliating defeat that exposed the holes of his game.
Armed with that knowledge, he has since converted those weaknesses into strengths. Now, he claims that he was a much better fighter because of it. He proved it too, when the rematch took place. He defeated the champion in a convincing manner!
Two simple things. Yet what powerful effects they could have for our lives!
Have a fulfilling and prosperous 2008!
Cheers!
primeprojects
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