What’s in a resolution?

So it’s a new year … and I have to admit that it arrived somewhat sluggishly for me. I relished the Christmas break - although restrictions meant less socialising, it also meant more relaxing. I took a break from social media and read more books than I have in months. I also enjoyed several films, from a must-watch list I created with my son early in December. I even sat and pondered the garden and how my lazy approach to keeping it tidy is totally acceptable now that it can be considered biodiverse. By the end of the month however, I could feel agitation settling in and that need to DO something. I also fretted a little about what the year ahead would bring for a small, new business like mine…

This train of thought brought me back to the whole reason I set up my business in the first place. That sense of overwhelm that faces many small businesses, especially those for whom the new year is a quieter time. Sometimes putting together a plan and a strategy, particularly after an exhausting Christmas period, is more than a business owner can face. So for 2022, I resolve to keep the why of Wine Allies intact - helping small businesses, who are caught up with the day job, to realise their vision, by delivering a strategy that increases sales.

I have another resolution that will help me to deliver on my business resolution, starting with a simple (and somewhat bandied-around) philosophy of gratitude. Not a grandiose kind of gratitude, but a little and specific gratitude. So before I reach for my phone in the morning, I look out the window and I think about 3 little and specific things to be thankful for - for the sunshine on Brittas bay beach during my walk today, for example (above image). I am also thankful for the work I have and thankful that I enjoy it so much. That resolution will do for right now - it seems that later always takes care of itself. Happy new year.

Laura Peterson