Goals Beyond the Surface

With a new year upon us, we may be contemplating new resolutions. Yet the previous year’s concerns and goals do not simply vanish with the flip of a calendar. Perhaps this year we’ll tackle prior goals with greater determination, or maybe we’ll take the next step in a journey toward personal progress.

Or we may yet be tackling issues spawned out of yesteryear’s Great Gloom, the sudden decline in employee well-being—unfortunately correlated with the rise of return to office demands, as discussed in this Bloomberg podcast. A resolution for daily joy and flexibility is admirable to be sure, especially in the face of adversity and challenge.

However, beyond tangible goals are intricate resolutions based on our individual personalities and the unique blind spots therein, alluded to in the video below. Whether we’re more inclined towards meticulous details or exuberant vision—or everything in between—we all have certain personality challenges. We may plan diligently only to panic when plans change. Or we may inadvertently offend people with commanding behaviors, while others might focus on goals at the unintentional expense of people.

After all, at its very core, a New Year’s Resolution is simply the annual recognition of our fundamental needs.

“The difference between what you were yesterday and what you will be tomorrow is what you do today.”
- Stephen Pierce