So how did you go?
Did you try?
Did you learn something?
Have you lived as fully as you could?
Did you push yourself?
Have you changed anything?
For yourself?
For others?
Did you do something?
Did you make mistakes?
Good!
Let’s go do it again.
“I hope that this year, you make mistakes. If you do, then it means you have tried, learned, lived, pushed yourself, changed you and your world, and most importantly, you’ve done something.” — Neil Gaiman
When you know how but can’t do it right now, provide options on who can.
When you know how and they will wait for you, provide options on when you’re next available.
When you don’t know how to do it at all, provide suggestions on the skill set required.
When you know how but it’s no longer what you want to do, explain, and say no.
When you know how but it doesn’t align with your values, just say no (you could explain, but it won’t really help any).
You get a better outcome for everyone when you know how.
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” — Maya Angelou
“What you see is what you see. What you know is different.” — Mutabaruka
Time moves on.
Things change.
Seasons come and go.
There are decisions we thought would last a lifetime, and didn’t.
The expectations of where we thought we’d be right now, are different.
Some for the better, others not.
And that alright.
Because life happens.
We make the best decisions we can.
With the best information we have at the time.
Hindsight is wonderful.
And is just that.
Hindsight!
We learn.
We grow.
We course correct.
And then we make the next decision.
Based on the best information we have at the time.
We go again.
And we grow again.
“The real trick in life is to turn hindsight into foresight that reveals insight.” — Robin S. Sharma
“We have no way of knowing what lays ahead for us in the future. All we can do is use the information at hand to make the best decision possible.” — Christopher Walken
Have you met or exceeded expectations?
Have you simply delivered or over delivered?
Did you provide a service or provide value?
Do they get someone else, or will they seek you out?
The latter depends on the answers to the first three questions.
“Always deliver more than expected.” — Larry Page
“Meeting expectations is good. Exceeding expectations is better.” – Ron Kaufman