As you saw in my post earlier this week, I look at my word of the year at the half year to see how it’s been working for me.
I decided to also ask a few readers if they were interested in sharing their experiences. (If you’re interested in sharing your thoughts, it’s not too late – please email them to me on marcia AT organisingqueen DOT com)
So today, let’s welcome Cassey to the blog.
What is your word for 2017?
Achieve
Why did you choose this word?
A combination of putting my goals out in the world for accountability, and I realized that my year is being driven by a desire to achieve things that have been hanging over me for ages. I wanted to get my thesis done in time for December graduation (Cassey is doing her Masters full-time), get the yoga habit to stick – by doing it everyday for a month – and to not drive my family or myself batty in making it happen.
Daily – or near daily – I work on my thesis. The yoga plan has been sidelined till my thesis has been submitted. And my thesis goal has been changed to getting it submitted this year – getting it done for December graduation was just not going to happen.
I love that she adjusted her goal to make it realistic to fit in with her lifestyle as she’s also a wife to J and a mom to a pre-schooler.
A bit stressed, but it’s still do-able. But I have to work so hard to avoid my self-sabotage tricks. I’m avoiding thinking about just what this will all mean for my self narrative when I get this right. It is ridiculously scary that the way I see myself will have to change as it won’t be true anymore.
These insights are fantastic in that she recognises what might pull her off track. Awareness is half the battle so good for you, Cassey.
Any other comments?
It turns out that planning and just doing it works out…odd right? :p
Cassey, I have every confidence in you and you are already achieving a lot.
How is your word of the year working out for you?
PS Cassey has been on the blog before when we spoke about Konmari and Myers Briggs. Go have a read – it was very popular at the time.
Good idea to revisit our words at this halfway mark!
although… anytime will work 😉
Great Idea to revisit the one word at this time of the year. Need to carve out some time to take stock and get revitalised for the 2nd half of the year. Enjoyed reading about Cassey’s word. Great inspiration Marcia.
It’s a good time to revisit your word anytime. Monthly is good, quarterly too but any random date is better than nothing.
Slow to get going am I. Thanks for having me Marcia, and making my short answers be enough 😀
I love that you’re always game to participate, Cassey!