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Challenge Yourself
Lorri Andersen, DTM - Program Quality Director
Can you believe it? In a few short weeks it will think you need to complete the previous goals
be 2022! It seems like yesterday that I celebrated before going forward with new ones? I think
December 2020. we’ve all been there.
As I reflect on the past year, I am reminded Once, when I considered a new goal and ideas,
of one of my favorite quotes by John Maxwell:. a friend of mine suggested to take some time
every day to be curious and to journal. Through
Although this may have been a difficult year curiosity, reflection, and journaling, she seemed
and things may not have gone as you expected, sure the answers would come. When I tried her
when the end of the year comes and you look solution, it got me thinking and eventually I
back on it and reflect, ask yourself these became excited and moved onto what I wanted
questions: what did you learn this year, what to accomplish. If you are wondering about your
lessons were imparted to you, and did you next educational step, consider trying this. It has
improve through these hard times? —John been determined that lifelong learning does not
Maxwell have to be through a textbook. Curiosity can
lead to experiential learning. Journaling will
I am sure you agree there were times when help your desire to become clear. The key is to
things did not go as planned. Some years we rock stay open and be ready for the next step. A goal
our learning. We complete degrees, finish Paths, needs to excite and motivate us to learn.
and complete educational levels. We start new Did you attend TLI? What was your favorite
clubs, serve as a club coach, and mentor others. part? What seeds were planted that you want to
Some years we do not achieve even a portion of consider for the coming year? What electives
those. I’ve often wondered why not. did you choose? Dr. Gwendolyn Avington and
Have you thought about goals for 2022? Have Michael Rosenberg did an amazing job in
you set any yet? Are they going to be the same selecting the speakers for the sessions. I wanted
as this year because you didn’t achieve what you to attend them all. I decided on networking
wanted in 2021? Do you feel tired, and you don’t and technology because I think they are both
seem to have the inspiration and motivation to important in our virtual world today.
go forward and start with new goals? Do you It may be too early for you to think about goals
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