Looking back with gratitude - despite the turmoil of 2020!

2020 – The Thankfulness Edit

Positive actions, vital realisations, and new departures in 2020

If you listen to news channels or get sucked into the political twitter-sphere, you might share the view that 2020 has been a truly terrible year.

In very visible and undeniable ways there have been real challenges: the threat of succumbing to Covid, economic disruptions, social separations, shocking job losses, and failures of whole sectors and many High Street names. 

Many people have tragically lost loved ones this year, whether to the virus itself or health problems that were ‘missed’ because all eyes were on tackling this Coronavirus. Grief has its own timeline, and living through that is a deeply personal experience. It’s real – and it’s lasting.

But what has your own experience of 2020 actually been? Has it all been bad?

What has worked well for you, what have you changed in how you live and work, what have you realised and been inspired by?

Perhaps many of these nudges remain a little indistinct - and that’s why I designed this new resource to help you spend some quality time with the good things in 2020.

The Thankfulness Edit

This guide invites you to set aside a quiet half hour and look back with gratitude.

As 2020 unwound its disruptive forces, I know I consciously focused on what gave me joy – however locked down I felt. Nature played a huge part in my resilience this year – daily walks, senses tuned into astounding skies, thrilling birdsong and simple sunshine. All seemed more powerful than ever against the Covid greys.

But there were also people that I reconnected with, books I read, films enjoyed, hobbies reclaimed and work successes that totally surprised me. 

This guide invites you to consider what has meant most to you this year – the people, places, experiences, activities and realisations that fill you with gratitude.

Download your copy here, print it off, grab some post-its and settle in for some warming reflection. You may surprise yourself!

And so what?

Now you’ve shone a light on what has brought you comfort, joy or sustenance this year, what do you notice?

Which people take centre stage? What places and experiences have meant most?

What have you valued most? What achievements fill you with pride?

Whatever has surfaced for you, give it some space and ask these questions:

·      What does this mean to me?

·      What can I learn?

·      What shall I do with this understanding in 2021?

Don’t sit on these realisations, use them to design the year ahead so that it accommodates what matters most to you.

There’s space in the workbook to record your personal intentions for each treasured element. How can you build more of these into 2021? And how will these realisations shape your actions in the year ahead? 

Now let’s take a closer look at your working life

What realisations have you experienced this year about:

·      What you prize in a leader

·      How you prefer to work

·      What collaboration means to you

·      New ways of …….. (what has changed that you love or hate?)

·      What makes work meaningful

Which of these would you like to focus on this year? Which require action?

If you’d like to book in a free 30-minute career call to discuss what you’ve discovered and what you want from 2021, just drop me a message at: becky@freestyle-careers.com or use the button below.

Don’t worry if you’re unclear about what to change and how, just taking this first step makes change more possible. I’ve noticed on these calls that just saying out loud what has been swirling around inside your head for a while is an amazing relief – and the first step towards clarity.

The first step to creating more of what you really need in your life, is to become aware of it. Now you’ve achieved that, don’t sit on these realisations. 2021 could be the year you redesigned how you live and work – are you ready?