November Project: My Achievements

So often we get to a point when we see the end of the year coming closer and closer, faster and faster. We start to panic about all the things we said we would do before the end of the year and haven't! When the realisation sets in that perhaps you won't get all those things done and you're feeling unaccomplished, guilty, or both… turn it around! What's the point in wallowing in self-defeat?

It's time to start your new November project entitled, 'What I have accomplished this year." Focusing on the positive will help lift you up and feel proud.

Now, forget about making a list…because if your list looks a little, well, short… you may slip right back into that negative head space again! So grab a piece of cardboard or cut a manila folder in half. Make a collage of pictures and words. Stick on photos of you doing an activity for the first time or cut out pictures which represent something you accomplished or finished this year. Write words in big letters that express how you felt when you did 'that thing'.

Remember the things you include don't have to be Nobel-prize winning efforts either. It may be that you re-established contact with an old friend, baby-sat a little brother, spent time with your Mum, took up jogging, made a conscious effort to eat healthily or even saved a little money. These are all worth-while achievements you can be proud of. So, get 'cutting' and 'pasting' and create your way to ending another successful year feeling great about yourself!!