Urgh. I can’t be bothered with celebrating. Sure I did some cool things in 2020 – like start a business and buy a house (no biggies) – but I want to share the things that I didn’t achieve. With only a few hours left of 2020, I will not fill it with smugness.

Let’s take some time to recognise the resolutions I failed to score off:

1)  Achieve gender equality in the UK.

2) Remove all stigma associated with disability.

3) Redress all cultural and structural barriers and disadvantaged faced by those of ethnic minority or who define as LGBTQ+.

4) Use fully inclusive language.

5) Make all workplaces inclusive.

Okay, they are pretty BIG goals.

You might forgive me, as one imperfect human being, for not achieving this all myself in one year.

The thing about my goals, and the outcomes set by those covered by those bodies under the Public Sector Equality Duty, is that they involve major societal and cultural shifts.

I work hard. Really hard because I care so deeply. But these resolutions go beyond me.

They involve all of us. They involve you.

Approaching changing the world involves breaking things down into small steps and celebrating the small wins. Yet, I understand that the world of inclusion can seem totally overwhelming with nine protected characteristics, language adapting and ‘woke’ causes cropping up.

Does the fear of not getting it ‘right’ for everyone all the time stop us from trying? Does my failure to score off these resolutions mean they are unachievable?

Or do I carry these resolutions forward, and ask all of you to play a small part in helping me achieve them?

If you don’t know where to start, then let me give you one easy task – connect with me. Let me know what you don’t understand and I’ll see if I can help. Recommend someone reads a post I’ve done about inclusive cultures. I’m not the ‘answer’ to solving all the equalities issues, and I’m certainly plugging some self-promotion here, but I would love to spend time in 2021 holding your virtual/professional/social distanced hand for issues that you find tricky.

We can work it out, and make the world a better place, together.