Last Thursday I facilitated the final Virtual Café for 2021. The initial conversation starter I presented the group:

As 2021 comes to a close and 2022 begins, what will you leave behind and what will you take with you?

First folks had a chance to talk in small groups of 3 and 4 people. Then a few shared with the full group.

All sorts of answers arose:

Leaving behind…

• Achievement addiction
• People pleasing
• Perfectionism
• Overwhelm
• Being hard on yourself

Taking with…

• Boundary setting
• Simplicity
• Focus
• Worth/value
• Ease

The “taking with” list makes me exhale.

How about you?

As for me, I’m shedding a few “formalities” including:

• Pushing too hard for something I may be good at but don’t want
• Work that isn’t fun (this is belief I heard from family. It’s been a doozy to relinquish!)

What I’m taking with me

• Fun
• Ease
• Purpose
• Power
• Profit

Letting go can feel exhausting, because, well, holding on is a lot of work!

So, in the final weeks of 2021 I’m taking time to recharge and refocus to ensure I have the energy to put myself out there in a more powerful way to solve the problems I want to solve (more on that at the beginning of 2022).

Your turn to talk to me/Questions for reflection

As 2021 comes to a close and 2022 begins…

• What will you leave behind that no longer serves you?
• What will you take with you that works?
• How will you recharge and refocus?