The holidays highlight the strength of your social network
The holiday season is a time when people get together with friends and family to enjoy some good cheer and celebrations. Even in a difficult economy, most people are splurging a little on their loved ones or at least investing in a trip to visit them. This period of time truly highlights the strength of one’s social network. It can be a difficult time for anyone who is alone or doesn’t have a strong network of friends and family.
I have been reading a book called Total Leadership, by Wharton professor Stew Friedman. In this book, there is a simple grid that one is to complete indicating how we distribute the importance (in percentage) of 4 areas of our life – work/career, home/family, community/society, and self (mind, body, spirit). Then, we are asked to put in percentage how we prioritize/focus our time in these 4 areas. We are also asked to rate the satisfaction and performance levels in these areas. It is remarkable how what we feel is important isn’t always where we choose to focus our time and energy. The idea is to find a match here to get the level of satisfaction and balance in our lives based on what we feel is important to us.
For this upcoming new year, my resolution is to devote more time to friends and family. Over the years, I have met a number of really wonderful people and often tell myself that I should get to know so-and-so better but time just slips by. Just like setting career or business goals, this will be my new goal for the new year!
I have been reading a book called Total Leadership, by Wharton professor Stew Friedman. In this book, there is a simple grid that one is to complete indicating how we distribute the importance (in percentage) of 4 areas of our life – work/career, home/family, community/society, and self (mind, body, spirit). Then, we are asked to put in percentage how we prioritize/focus our time in these 4 areas. We are also asked to rate the satisfaction and performance levels in these areas. It is remarkable how what we feel is important isn’t always where we choose to focus our time and energy. The idea is to find a match here to get the level of satisfaction and balance in our lives based on what we feel is important to us.
For this upcoming new year, my resolution is to devote more time to friends and family. Over the years, I have met a number of really wonderful people and often tell myself that I should get to know so-and-so better but time just slips by. Just like setting career or business goals, this will be my new goal for the new year!
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