Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Time to Re-Evaluate

Often times, a new year is cause for reflection and reevaluation. With reevaluation comes looking at areas of our lives in a different way. After this thorough scrutiny, we usually see things we wish we could do better, qualities we want to change or areas to improve. Change can be so incredibly hard because we are genetically hard-wired to resist it.

For the past few months, I have been deployed to Antarctica, where hard work and harsh conditions are the norm. Small inconveniences have been stripped away; life down here is inconvenient. With this inconvenience comes a unique level of clarity. Reevaluation becomes easier and I count myself lucky to have this experience.

What are you reevaluating? ~ Your career goals? Your engagement level at work? Your technical abilities? Your management approach? The skill levels of your staff? the direction of your business? Your communication style? Really, the list is endless. Down here on the Ice, I find myself reflecting on a quote from Abraham Lincoln. "Whatever you are, be a good one." In the midst of holiday festivities, find some time to reevaluate. What "good one" are you going to be?

Happy Holidays!

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