What I learned this week:  This week was about looking back at some of my favorite episodes and books that I read this year.  There were some good ones for sure.

Then I also two of my favorite episodes where I learned more about forboding joy and our happiness set point as well as appreciation being the antidote to fear. 

The last part of the episode I share the goals and thoughts I have about goals for this year.  One thing to really think about the why.  So if you had a magic wand and had the result you wanted right now, how do you think you would feel?  And how do you think you might be different?  Also remembering that achieving goals are more about the process of getting there than it is achieving the goals.  Because you change as you go through the process.  I like keeping that in mind - the process has purpose.  

Then I also loved the quote I share from the Old Year Resolutions from Benjamin Franklin.  He was commenting on his pursiut to achieve moral perfection over the many years of his life. 

“Many years later, Franklin admitted that he never was perfect, despite his best efforts. His final assessment, however, is worth remembering:

“But, on the whole, tho’ I never arrived at the perfection I had been so ambitious of obtaining, but fell far short of it, yet I was, by the endeavour, a better and a happier man than I otherwise should have been if I had not attempted it.”

I am also going to try to set goals quarterly.  So that I can go back every three months - see how I am doing, make some adjustments if needed and then make additional goals depending on how things are going.  

Lots of good things to look forward to  -- here is to looking back at 2023 and also looking forward to 2024!