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Reflections on #Improve2019

One year goes by really quickly. This year we have focused on improving ourselves and how we can support others in their journey. Improvement is hard. It involves recognizing something within ourselves, something we want to change, and then working on the thing. It could be a personal or professional thing within ourselves, but the truth is that the improvement probably had a big impact our life as a whole.

Once you have worked to make an improvement and have been successful, the little voice inside you changes. Once upon a time, the little voice may have not been confident success could ever be possible. Now the voice speaks in a more positive manner. You realize the journey may be hard, but not impossible.
 
We started our year of #Improve2019 with a small alteration. Something to get us started. Over time, we had to persevere when it seemed like things were a struggle. Change is more successful when others share our journey. We supported others in their improvements and found a tribe of people along the way.  Working on ourselves builds character. Character changes not only the thing we are looking to change, but our perspective on everything.
 
I congratulate those of you on the journey with me this year. I congratulate and thank everyone for supporting others on their journey. As we finish this week of #Improve2019, keep the spirit alive and improving into 2020.
 
Happy Holidays to all of my readers. Thank you for reading and continuing to support me along my blogging journey all these years.  Stay tuned in 2020 for another one word journey
 
~Karen J. Cirincione
Twitter: @kcirincione


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