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As the year comes to an end, you might find yourself confronted with the familiar truth: once again, your resolutions barely made it past the first month. Or perhaps you can’t even recall what resolutions you had. Or even better, you skipped the resolutions altogether because you’ve gained enough wisdom to avoid setting yourself up for disappointment.
Nevertheless, this season is always ripe for both looking forward and looking back—to evaluate our lives, relationships, and careers. This year, especially as the decade draws to a close, prompts even deeper reflection. Chances are, your life today is a far cry from what it was at the close of 2009. A thorough review of your past year or decade may feel overwhelming, but fortunately, author Jennifer Romolini offers a gentler, more supportive way for us to measure our progress:
We may have faltered, we may still find ourselves stuck in the same job with a boss we can't stand, but surely we learned something. Surely we made a difference for someone. Surely there were moments of satisfaction over the past 365 or 3,650 days. And let’s hope we’ve fostered more meaningful connections with the non-jerks in our lives than with the jerks.
Everything about that deserves recognition and celebration.
