I think the companies that begin their new fiscal year in July may have an edge on most of us. It occurred to me recently that living in MN means that January is the month when I draw every part of my body toward the very core for warmth, which means that I regularly wear my shoulders up around my ears. That serves a temporary purpose but strikes me so like convergent thinking that it brought a roll of my eyes. New Year's Resolutions became an obvious mountain.
My strategy on "now and next" is highly convergent thinking. Yes, it has value and has its place but not really in the dreaming part of setting new goals. Dreaming and goal setting demands big picture possibilities. It calls for big wide arm stretches, the kind that we are most prone to make on a warm day in July in MN.
I guess it all means that I am not really finished yet with my new year vision building. Of course, this activity can be done any time. But it often helps to have annual reminders to engage in this process. Really, the other half of goal setting means the review of things accomplished which is good too.
I was recently given a book that describes praying circles around our biggest dreams and greatest fears. Some of the author's goals were written as a graduate student and have extended through his lifetime. Not all goals are to be checked on or checked off every January.
But my point is this. Visioning and dreaming big is really important. For some it is an act of faith. For some it is a stretch activity that keeps their thinking and lives balanced. For some it is an opportunity to reach beyond grasp as they consider their todays and tomorrows.
Yes, I have begun to write and talk about 2013 goals and visions. I hope you will too.
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