LEADING YOU
LEADING YOU
PREPARING FOR TAKE- OFF : GET SET FOR VERTICAL TAKE-OFF IN 2017 !
Caroline Nyamwaya Mwazi
As the holiday mood sets in and plans for rest , travel and holidays heat up , it ’ s time to prepare for 2017 . Yes . Already . So that when 2017 rolls around you are ready . We all want to succeed ; success , however , is not accidental . It is crafted daily , deliberately , diligently .
Let ’ s start by you scoring 2016 overall on a scale of 1 to 10 . Why this rating ? Did you just focus on school , work or business ? To live a balanced life , all aspects of your life
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Spiritual
Family
2016 scores
Career
Physical need attention . These are usually categorized into seven areas for a balanced life , namely Spiritual , Family , Career / Business , Physical , Financial , Social and Mental dimensions .
I like adding an eighth dimension – ‘ Personal ’ to cater for the internal aspects , including our thoughts , feelings , attitudes , motivations and mindsets , which impact our effectiveness .
Financial
Social
Mental
Personal
Next , draw a bar-graph . On the horizontal axis make 8 equally spaced labels covering the 8 areas mentioned above . On the vertical axis , make a scale of 1 to 10 and , using bars , indicate your rating of each area . What are your observations ? Write notes , giving reasons for your ratings . With a different colored pen indicate what you would like it to be at the end of 2017 . Let ’ s now look at each of the areas in turn .
Spiritual : In my opinion , this is far and away the most important aspect . Man is a spiritual living a physical life . Putting your relationship with your maker above everything helps focus and stabilize you . How are you doing on the spiritual front ? What ’ s going well and what needs to improve ? How ? Journal your responses including 3 things you will do to grow in this area .
Family : This applies whether you are single or married . What is your home life like ? Is it warm and nurturing , full or upheaval and drama or just dull ? Are you friends with your family members or are relationships strained ? Are there some unresolved issues , you need to deal with ? Like us ,
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