By Ana Díaz
Guest Columnist
For the start of the new year, we often reflect on what we wished we would have done diffe-rently or better. Many people set goals that will help to improve their physical appearance. To help your promising leaders start a new year with a new attitude, help them work on improving the quality of their character. Advise them the following:
1. Capitalize on the strengths and gifts you already have. Spend more time sharing your talents and less time wishing you were more like someone else´s.
2. Forgive others and yourself. Spending time on yesterday’s issues can really keep you from moving forward. Practice letting go, forgive those who have hurt you, and forgive your own poor choices. Just don’t place yourself in a position to repeat these hurtful moments.
3. Listen with a compassionate and caring heart. You will be amazed at how much you can learn from others when you truly listen for their thoughts, their ideas, and their feelings without judgment.
4. Collaborate with others to create and problem solve. One person can do great things; a collective group of people, with a like focus, can do the unimaginable. Believe in the power of teamwork.
5. Celebrate each day as an opportunity for a new beginning. Don’t focus on the regrets of yesterday or on the wants for tomorrow. Enjoy the present moment and live it to the fullest.
Great leaders understand a new year brings new hope. They focus on improving their inner-strength and their relationships in hopes that the world will be a better place for all.