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FROM THE FOUNDER
A s the new year is already – but barely – underway, there is still time to get your head on straight and do a few things to make the most of it. As the old guy in the room (that is so strange as I used to be the young guy), I have had plenty of time to learn and reflect. That time has been very valuable. There’s still time to get your head on straight and do a few things to make the most of the new year. Being ready for the great year ahead
Mark Zweig
Here is what I would be thinking and doing if I were you right now: 1. Be optimistic. It’s easy to be negative, but it’s also not that hard to be positive. Expect things to go well. Expect people to usually do the right thing. Assume good intentions. Look for the silver lining in every single negative thing that happens. You can do it. 2. Learn to enjoy the present. It’s great to look ahead, but at some point in your life you will figure out if you are always living for tomorrow you will be chronically dissatisfied and you will miss out on a lot. Whatever you are going through, be present for it. Look for the good and don’t focus on the bad. 3. Don’t allow yourself to fail. Consider your failures experiments that didn’t go well, but if you never
give up, YOU will never BE a failure. Keep working at whatever it is you think is worth doing. Seek out new information. Try new approaches to the problem. Don’t give up. 4. Be the initiator in relationships. You be the one who calls, or writes, or goes to see the other person. Don’t wait for anyone else to do it. You can win over that new client and you can win that old client back. You can improve your relationships with your coworkers, too, if you really want to. Reach out. 5. Free up your time. Cut back on social media. Take the apps off your phone. Get rid of all other unused apps. Clear out your inboxes. Opt out of emails that you don’t find worthwhile. Cut out meetings. Cut back on the length of meetings.
See MARK ZWEIG, page 12
THE ZWEIG LETTER JANUARY 9, 2023, ISSUE 1471
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