WHERE DID 2018 GO? I guess it is true that as you get older,
the years go by more quickly! As with most new year’s, the resolutions
we promise ourselves loom large on our conscience. Whether we’re wanting to
spend more time with loved ones, live a healthier lifestyle or even plant a
garden, our New Year’s resolutions are often overshadowed by real life priorities
too quickly into the year.
However, we can draw encouragement from the conversation we had with
Daymond John in this month’s issue. A key word that stood out to me was the
first word he said: Discipline.
Sure, we can set goals and make commitments to ourselves to do better this
time around, but without discipline, our good intentions will be difficult to
maintain. We need deep, convicted motivation to compel us to accomplish our
goals one day at a time. What better motivation than each other!
Consistent with the theme of this issue, joining together in partnership and
collaboration produce the kind of encouragement—not to mention the
accountability—that we need to stay true to our New Year’s resolutions.
Learning and growing together is the essence of a healthy community, one that
is ready and willing to evolve (hint) together to accomplish similar goals.
Let this year be one of courageous discipline and constant collaboration as
we seek to evolve (hint) together to make our world better for everyone, no
matter what their resolutions are. If we all commit to this goal, then 365 days
from now we will truly celebrate a memorable 2019.
What are your resolutions?
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Lynne Walker McNees
—LYNNE McNEES, ISPA PRESIDENT
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