Moving Into 2021 BY ROY OBERG
On January 1, 2021, the world’s problems won’t mag- ically be fixed. The societal, health and economic uncer- tainty from the virus, from elections, from general life and business, won’t just go away. However, turning the cal- endar does provide a chance for a mental reset. Three weeks ago, we talked about using an abundance mindset and looking for the positive in all situations, and it’s still the right mindset to move forward with. Instead of looking back at 2020 and wondering what could have been, let’s look at what the year was. As our first President suggested, let’s look at what we can take from it. For those who had to shift to work-from-home, what “past errors” can you learn from? For those that missed out on family or social gatherings, how have you/can you adapt to conduct those now? What useful lessons can you learn? What might you change about your gatherings once things return to “normal”? For those that missed vacations and other chances to unwind, how can you make sure you don’t miss those op- portunities moving forward? How can you create opportu- nities to unwind without leaving your home? What this boils down to is making a choice: we can’t change what’s happened, but we can take positive les- sons from it, and figure out the best way to push forward. So, let’s do that, and, as always…stay strong! Oberg Associates has been a talent acquisition and consulting resource for the corrugated packaging and pa- per industries since 1996. Call (972) 239-3315.
As we look back at 2020, I’m sure many reading this would like a mulligan: the ability to redo this year and at-
tack some of its challenges differ- ently. With lockdowns, an election cycle that just won’t go away, and ongoing health and economic un- certainty, it’s been an unusual year. Manywill spend timewondering what could have been, as many of us entered 2020 with high hopes and expectations. Vacations were
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planned and cancelled, professional and personal goals went unfulfilled, and at the end of the day, many people will look at 2020 as a net negative. But looking back with regret is an empty exercise. 2020 is over. Whether we classify the year as “good” or “bad” just doesn’t matter, be- cause there’s nothing we can do about it anymore. Wast- ing calories on this isn’t good for any of us. George Washington once said, “We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experi- ence.” I tend to agree with our first President here: if we must look back, let’s do so only to learn what lessons we can to make 2021 better.
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