it's been up and it's been down...

and as i continue to find the courage to speak up for me, i'm not sure how it will all turn out - what i hope is that it will turn out well, but only time will tell....

the ups are that i finally sorted out the study, and even though my desk is not yet the pristine surface i want, the room appears way bigger and there is more room on the shelves...amazing what moving a few piles of 'stuff' will do to a room!

i think 2010 is going to be a great year for my business - i have made lots of contacts and will be attending a number of key meetings/training sessions in the coming weeks - all of which will hopefully yield some interesting fun work...

being my own boss means i can take days off work just to enjoy the cricket - and not have to make up other seemingly more valid reasons to do so - this is a huge plus of working for myself!

i have joined ippa this week (international positive psychology association) and hope to meet some interesting people, learn more about positive psych and ultimately perhaps do some study in this area to incorporate into my coaching work...

i'm considering doing a short course (3 days) in march on 'positive psychology coaching' but i need to do a bit more research before i sign on the dotted line...

i have booked my flights for a few days in melbourne (to do one of the abovementioned training courses) in early feb. what will also be good about this trip is 3 nights with my sister and my nephew and neice - i don't get to see them that often so will be nice to see them on 3 consecutive days :-)

ok now i've been thinking about starting a private blog - one just for me to capture my own thoughts and struggles, but i figured that i could elude to some of my goals for 2010 here without going into all the sort of private detail and cathartic writing i may do there - i won't call them new years resolutions because usually by about my birthday (which is in 4 more sleeps)....so here goes:

• i'm going to try really hard not to read something into every little thing;
• i'm going to try really hard not to take everything personally;
• i'm going to re-instate the practice of my gratitude journal (coz it really does work);
• i'm going to redirect my energy away from the introspection and analysis to building and expanding my business (not to say i won't ever allow myself to be introspective, but i might try not to spend most of my day doing it)...

well i think they are 4 good things to start with and for me, they are huge - they might seem immaterial or no brainers to some of you, but for me, they represent a lot of my unhappiness and dissatisfaction with life, and really, i absolutely do not have that much to complain about - sure there are some things i want to change, but doesn't everyone?

ok, on that note i'm going to sign off and head to bed...

nite xx