Each year. as the year progresses, I write things down. To learn from them. To remember them. To share them. I keep them in the Random area of my blog until the year ends. And then, I share them! This is that post. And I'll frame it by noting this was a heavy year with relationship changes: eldest #NotMyDaughter got married, my paternal family underwent some massive shifts in family stress, I left a professional board I'd been on for more than 10 years, and my maternal family circled the wagons on family loyalty (with me on the outside). Wave after wave of changes. And this is what I learned from them.
- All relationships can be boiled down to the pronouns used and the money. (Ex:Watch what they say and how they spend their resources. It tells you a lot.)
- Stay curious
- Instead of RBF, try Resting Pleasant Face
- When you can't help, step back so someone else can.
- Everyone thinks they invented it (so no one will use your referral link.)
I took number 5 from the 2016 lessons and made a 7 Day Boot Camp digital book. Click here to check it out:
Take-away - Life is short. Make everything a little bit special. (Picture top - cake with a bit of fresh fruit brings it to another level.)
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