Get optimistic for 2023!

Short audio exercise inside to help you identify your 2022 successes ...

When we talk about communication, we almost always think about it as an activity we do with other people. But the only person we are in constant communication with, during our whole life, is ourself. 

2.19 million thoughts

A 2020 study suggests we have 2.19 million thoughts a year! To develop how we communicate with others, we first need quick and simple ways of organising and prioritising those thoughts for ourselves. 

As we head into a new year, it’s time to explore those 2.19 million thoughts and find your best headlines of 2022. Recognising your successes from 2022 can help you start the new year feeling optimistic and set up for further success in 2023.

The short audio exercise below gives you some prompts to begin organising all of your 'data' so you can extract your 'best bits'.

You might just want to listen and see what the prompts inspire. Or get something to hand so you can jot down some thoughts …

Why not try…

If you are a leader or manager, this exercise can become even more powerful if you invite your teams to do it too so they can identify their own success headlines. Sharing them means you can end the year on a high together. This can embed an empowering culture, ready for whole-organisation success in 2023.

Whether you use this exercise for personal or team development, I hope that it helps you recognise all you have achieved this year and gives you optimism and momentum for 2023.

With best wishes for 2023,

Felicity