Questions

The days around the turn of the year are a good time to reflect on your own path, on your own actions and, if necessary, to correct the direction! I like to write these things down. The following questions support my reflections:

What was particularly good in the past year? Were there special experiences, special events? What did I do really well in my professional tasks, in my working, in my teaching? What targets did I reach? What can I be proud of? What am I grateful for?

Take the time to write a list of things that were good in your personal past year. You will be astonished about the amount of positive things you experienced the past year! Enjoy it and be grateful for it!

In the next step, I have to ask myself: What was not working so well, what was not so fine in the past year? Where didn’t I achieve the result that I wanted to achieve? What was the reason for that? Could I have managed things better, or was the reason of „failing“ maybe not in my sphere of influence?

When I ask these questions, I usually can realize where my share of „not reaching“ a target was. Here I have to be really honest with myself, otherwise it doesn’t make sense. Of course, this awareness is currently uncomfortable, but also beneficial. For it is particularly out of our „ineligibilities“ that we learn and develop further. In the course of these considerations, I inevitably come to the question of whether the targets I have set myself continue to make sense, or whether a „course correction“ is necessary.

Periods of reflection

Starting such a period of reflection from time to time – perhaps not just at the turn of the year – helps a lot to stay on a „healthy“ path. It helps to stay „conscious“ in everyday life and at work. In the long run, it prevents you from finding yourself somewhere you did not want to go. It also prevents you from getting into a routine where you just „work like a machine“. So, especially when you work a lot because you really enjoy what you are doing, stop from time to time in between and reflect on your targets and your personal path! And be grateful for everything you’ve reached so far!

With this in mind, I wish you all a happy year 2018 with lots of music and many delightful moments!

Sincerely,

Andrea Holzer-Rhomberg