I wrote all my wishes to Santa and he blocked me. Which is honestly fair, because my “wish list” looked less like a letter and more like a Q4 intake form with emotional attachments.
“More confidence.”
“More money.”
“More time.”
“Less chaos.”
“A career path that doesn’t require three personalities and a side quest.”
And somewhere between “Please remove unnecessary meetings” and “Make me feel seen,” Santa hit Block for his own psychological safety. I can’t blame him… I mean, let’s call it what it is… a lot of “wishes” are just workplace mind games we play with ourselves. We don’t ask. We hint. We hustle. We keep hoping:
-our manager will magically infer our ambition
-our team will “just know” our bandwidth
-our work will speak for itself (while we whisper)
-opportunity will find us like a Hallmark prince in a cardigan
And then we act shocked when nobody can deliver what we never clearly requested.
So if Santa blocked you too, try this instead:
Pick one wish. The real one. The one you keep circling but never scheduling.
Maybe it’s… “I wish my manager would say the expectations out loud. In words. With verbs.”
Then run it through a quick SNAK-style reality check:
SKILLS: What do I need to share to help make this happen?
NETWORK: Who already does this in my world that can be my example?
ACTIVITIES: What’s the smallest weekly action I CAN TAKE that will help make this real?
KNOWLEDGE: What info am I missing that’s keeping this vague?
Wishes are sweet. Plans are hot.
Now I’m curious:
What’s your most reasonable work wish that still didn’t happen this year?
