For me, the new year starts when I go on leave from work. That was over a week ago. In that time, I’ve been seriously mulling over what I want 2025 to look like. The echoes of similar wishes for change last year hang over me like a guillotine and I feel like time is running out; I’m getting older.
But then again, I felt like that when I turned 30. And again at 40. In reality, we only ever have a moment of time and that moment is now. I had now back then and I have now… well… now. I just have to find the motivation to use my nows a bit better.
So, my house is freshly adorned with lists of projects I want to complete so they can stay top of mind. I also have lists of those stories which I need to drag out of the expertly crafted filing system and set free into the world. I’ve also got a list of things to stop wasting my nows on. No-one should be at the level of Grandmaster that I have achieved in spider solitaire.
I’ve added a lot more non-writing things to my lists this year too. I’m of an age where you truly do lose it if you don’t use it. So, I’m going to use it. I’m also setting my sights on the journey, not the destination. Both success and failure only last a moment (very exciting or depressing nows) but they are both behind you equally quickly. They journey can sustain you forever.
I want a great journey. The destination can almost be immaterial. My 2025 journey has already started and I’m feeling positive. I hope you can see the path to your 2025 journey and remember it can start any time. It can start now.