by Art Petty | Jan 1, 2026 | Career, Self-Development
There’s something cleansing about the start of a new year. While nothing has really changed between 12/31 and 1/1, there’s the feeling that we have a fresh canvas to paint the life we’ve imagined. Many of us do this through resolutions. I I’m a fan of resolving to do...
by Art Petty | Dec 31, 2024 | Ideas for Leadership Success
The annual January 1 calendar reset is the time many of us vow to do better. Whether it’s getting in shape, waking up and pursuing a dormant goal, or, as in the case of the leaders I work with, striving to be more effective for themselves and their team members...
by Art Petty | Jan 1, 2019 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups
The Promise of the New Year: I’m as guilty as the next person of finding the annual resetting of the calendar a cathartic cleansing, where the failures of the past year are suddenly washed away and replaced by the empty and unknown space filled with promise and...
by Art Petty | Dec 11, 2015 | Just One Thing
I’m not certain we needed a research study to prove that we naturally appreciate fresh-starts, nonetheless, now we have one. A team at Wharton discovered (seriously?) the Fresh Start Effect, in a study that suggests, “new beginnings can prompt us to tackle personal...
