Self-Awareness: Your New Years Achievement Plan

The holiday season is upon us. And with New Year's eve around the corner, all the articles, columns, posts, and tips about goal setting and resolutions are soon to come too. 

I’m all for goal setting and have the posts to prove it.

But instead of looking ahead this year, I think we all need to cultivate a little more awareness about what's happening right now.

Not politically or socially. We are all hyper tuned in to every news event and President Trump tweet.  I'm talking about awareness of the self. 

Figuring out who you are and how you relate to the world is self-awareness. 

Often times, self-awareness seems like this new age, woo-woo concept. But it's much more grounded than that. Awareness is about discovering how you genuinely feel about your current circumstances so that you can take definitive steps to change what isn't working and be grateful for what is.

Awareness of self can also set you up for the new year better than any resolution or goal setting system ever will. And here are…