This morning, as I sat down with MY coach for the last session of 2021, my mind was somberly thinking about all the goals that I had planned and not started off with, and the ones that I had abandoned half way through in 2021.
And, that was the challenge, I wanted to address in my session with her.
After a few minutes into the session, my coach asked me, “Prasad, if the year 2021 were to send a text message to you, about the things that you should feel pleased about, what would that message say”?
That is when I heard a faint “Ting” in my mind. Like the note that we hear when a message lands in our mobiles.
I opened the text message and,
- It had a list of people, for whom I had made this world a slightly better place to live in.
- It had a list of leaders, whom I had helped design their next significant
steps towards their purposeful leadership through powerful conversations.
- It had a list of times that I had enjoyed with my family and friends and, the weekends, when I could sit quietly in my study and enjoy reading books or watch a movie, with a glass of bourbon in my hand.
- It had a list of long drives that I had enjoyed, despite lockdowns
- It reminded me, how my wife, daughter, and I had beaten COVID with just home quarantine.
- It had a list of programs that I did successfully.
- It had a list of the meaningful friends and connections that supported me through the year
- It pointed out that, despite growing older, my bones and tissues are still carrying me safely from one place to another.
And, by the end of the message, my eyes were moist with gratitude an
d I was feeling quite upbeat about 2022.
SO, I have decided to give a tight squeeze to 2021, like the last one just before the bar closes. And say, Thaaanks and Byeeeee and send an air kiss!
Turn around slowly, give a bunny hug to 2022 and say, Hiiiiii…..
And, carry on with creating a better version of myself, and helping others do the same.
Here is Wishing All of You a Successful 2022!
Pray that you enjoy the conversations that you have with yourself and with significant others!
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