In The Blink Of An Eye

One of my learning's so far in 2016 has been around "victim mentality or victim mindset." Recently I caught myself in this mindset but having an understanding of what I was doing helped get me back on track.  This year I needed to enroll in a class in order to renew my certificate. With enrolling in a course comes the work that goes with it. I believe there are about 6 documents that I need submit, a portfolio and eventually a presentation to make. As the year as progressed, I have fallen behind. Doing their part, my advisors reached out to me last week to check in and offer support. As the week went on I became tired and as the emails rolled in I became defensive, I found myself saying (in my head) some of the following: "Half the things they are having us do don't make any sense." "If they wanted them by a certain time, they should put hard due dates on them." "What kind of support have they given me?" "Half the assig

The quote in the picture below triggered something in me around the first of the year. I began to wonder about how this year could stand out and be different from previous years. Please don't get me wrong, I am very grateful for the years I have lived and the experiences I have been fortunate to have. I have been able to travel across this great country and see some of its most historic and beautiful places. I have a very supportive family, a beautiful wife and kids, a career and even two dogs that don't annoy me all the time. Most years would be difficult to top. I mentioned in my first post that I went out seeking ideas from people in Facebook land on ways to make 2016 memorable. The idea to create a list and have others help generate ideas came from Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group. To mark his 65th birthday, he announced that he would take on 65 challenges . Following his lead, my list is drafted and the adventure of ticking off some of them is underway.