This week between Christmas and New Year is, hands down, my favourite time of the year.
I absolutely love it!
That’s because it’s the time I prepare my diary for the next year but, most of all, it’s because I do my year-end review and goal-setting for the next year.
A colleague of mine paid me the biggest compliment recently (she doesn’t even know it!) when she told me that of everyone she knows, I’m the only one she’s ever met who is this intentional about my goals.
It’s because I firmly believe that if you drift through life, there will be tons of things left undone simply because of lack of intention.
I don’t want that to be me.
I want to hear, “well done, good and faithful servant” and know that I’ve fulfilled my purpose in life.
Anyway, back to the process…
Some of the year-end thinking can be done as you go about your life (in the shower, while driving, etc.) but there comes a point when you actually need to sit down with a gorgeous pen and notebook, or with your laptop, and make the time to write things down.
There’s tremendous power in creating a sacred space for your thoughts, dreams, intentions and goals.
It’s also the perfect time to start the new year with a clean slate – isn’t that so appealing?
I book out a half day every year for exactly this purpose. If that’s not enough time (these things sometimes take a lot longer than you plan), I’ll take another half day.
Some of the things I’ll be thinking and writing about are:
- my biggest accomplishments this year
- things I definitely don’t want to repeat
- the things I need to let go of – commitments, relationships, emotions
- my word/ theme for next year
- what my definition of success for 2016 will look like
- and finally, the actual goal-setting
and so on
What about you? Have you created your sacred space yet for your 2016 goal-setting?
Remember, if you haven’t yet, you can grab your free Let’s Do This guide for your annual review and goal-setting process. The photo in the post is from Susannah Conway’s guide, one of THREE I featured in this post.
Thank you Marcia. As the old saying goes, Follow the example of a person if you want same results. (paraphrased by me.lol). Anyways, since i discovered you, i have decided to practise all you preach. These your 5 i must do this year. I have my word for the year, and about to register my membership with audible.com. But my question is how do i know which book to read (i have never been a reader but would DO some reading this year)
Hi, I have no idea how to answer it. I’ve been a reader all my life and I read whatever takes my fancy. If you like you can browse my Goodreads (link on right sidebar) and maybe start with the books I rated 5* or otherwise see if there are any that leap out to you or resonate with you.
Let me know how you go!