Yes, I know. Pretty lame title for a first post of the year. Personally, I hate resolutions. I'm terrible at them. There are plenty of things I hope to accomplish this year, but I've never been much for sticking to resolutions.
Fortunately, I read a fantastic book this year, The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin. It was life changing for me. This book describes four personality traits the pretty much all people fall into. These personality traits organise people into categories based on what motivates them to meet expectations.
Unfortunately, I'm a rebel. Usually, I'm proud to be a rebel and knowing that about myself has really helped me to say "no" and not feel bad because I understand my limitations. It also helps to explain why resolutions have never worked for me and ways to combat this trait that prevents me from making progress on my goals. Rebels struggle to meet outer AND inner expectations.
Knowing your students' and loved ones' traits (or at least being aware of the Four Tendencies) can help you understand and motivate them to achieve their goals. If reading more is one of your resolutions, I highly recommend putting this book on the list.
In the meantime, here is my list of "to dos" for this year. While I'm a rebel, I also have a bit of obliger tendencies. We aren't fully one or the other. So maybe putting it out there will help me get some of it done.
Run 3 times a week
Cross train before school 2x per week
Write/organize chapters for my book
Write chapters 1 of my book by January 31
Apply for a doctoral program by the end of the school year
Blog and post once a week (obligers, check out the 30 Days of Blogging Challenge)
Participate in one road race per month
Organize garage
Do you have a resolution this year? What will motivate you to stick with it? How can we, as your PLN, help you to succeed?
Happy 2019!
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