An Awesome “Year 2006”
The purpose of this guide is to give you a framework
to design the coming year.
Set aside some quiet time to thoughtfully complete this document. Don’t be daunted; most of the work requires thought and reflection. You may find there are areas that you resist working on. Persevere and know that the resistance is probably an area where growth is ready to happen.
Close out and Complete 2005
Moving forward into 2006 will be easier when you fully leave 2005 behind you! This section guides you through completing the year, addressing the good and the bad. This will allow you to enter 2006 with a clean slate.
COMPLETE ‘05 ~ STEP ONE à UNDELIVERED COMMUNICATIONS
“Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not.” Thomas Huxley (1825-1895)
Are you avoiding someone or struggling when you are around someone? Most likely there is something you have not said to them that needs saying. List below who these people are and what you need to say to them. Just by writing it down, you may feel you have handled it or you may need to have the conversation with them. You will know which it is. Check each off when it is complete.
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COMPLETE ‘05~ STEP TWO à EXPERIENCE THE ACCOMPLISHMENT!
We often focus on what we haven’t done, instead of appreciating our accomplishments. Think of all you have done this year: how you have grown, what you have learned, the standards you have raised and the boundaries you have set.
After you have listed these, read it aloud to yourself and then share it with someone else. You may find you want to hear the acknowledgment from others about some of these: Ask them for it!
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COMPLETE ‘05 ~ STEP THREE à GIVING UP THE PAST!
Perhaps there were things that happened last year that you regret or feel you should have done differently. The past is the past and is the way it is (was). To go forward, you may need to forgive yourself &/or others. List those things you regret. What action needs to be taken to complete this? Schedule the action that will complete it for you or the other person, if applicable. Perhaps simply communicating or doing something with or for them will be a start. Do you simply need to forgive yourself for something you did or didn’t do? Take that action now. We are human. Life is too short to hold on to these.
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COMPLETE ‘05 ~ STEP FOUR à APPRECIATING 2005 FULLY
We are usually more aware of our challenges and shortcomings than our abundance. To complete the year, look back and list those things that you can be grateful for in 2005. There are more than you think! Use another page if you run short of space. Have you acknowledged the people who contributed to your life this year? Make sure they know their importance to you.
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Creating An Awesome “Year 2006”
AWESOME 2006 ~ STEP ONE à GOALS & VALUES
Jackie Joyner-Kersee, a triple gold medal winner at the Atlanta Olympics, eloquently said,
"Those who know why always outperform those who know only how".
If, on December 31st of 2005, you looked back and felt you had experienced the perfect year, what goals would you have attained? At your disposal, you have the power to create HUGE accomplishments this year. Having a big enough goal is exciting and will expand you as a person and your paradigms. Don’t relate to it as a measure of right or wrong, but, rather, a direction to aim. Small, linear goals are often ho-hum and don’t pull us into action, whereas a challenge, a goal bigger than we know how to do, stimulates our creativity. Setting goals focuses you and moves your life in the direction YOU set. Goals that are not attained are often ones we have not fully chosen for ourselves. Follow these steps to set your most important goals for 2006.
1. Identify your 5 or 6 top values:
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2. Distill into one sentence your purpose or vision for your business and/or life: _______________________________________________________________
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3. Make a list on the next page of everything you want in 2006. Yes, everything!!!! Make it expansive and complete. Don’t edit here (you’ll do that later).
§ Now go back over the list and cross off the ones that you feel you should have on there but don’t really connect with your values.
§ Next examine each item by asking, “Am I willing to do what it will take to attain this goal?” Is it a pipedream? Choose to save, eliminate or modify the goal to fit with what is truly important to you.
§ With the goals remaining, see if they are congruent with your values and what you feel is important. Would attaining this goal really make a difference, in your life &/or in the lives of those you care about? Narrow it to 3 major goals for 2006. You may need to create a completely different goal (or set of goals) that will express your values and what’s important.
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Remember: only you are going to see this, so let go & be creative. Use all the paper you need.
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My 3 Major Goals for 2006
You may have to let go of some goals for a later time. Concentrating on just three will produce focused results. As you attain these goals, it will enhance your life, increase your happiness and make a lasting difference this year. Picture how you will feel with these goals accomplished.
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AWESOME 2006 ~ STEP TWO à THE PLAN
Insuring Your Accomplishment
Having a clear vision of what you are creating is only the beginning. Without a plan, your goals can get sidetracked or, even worse, they can become another incomplete part of your life that you feel bad, unsuccessful or guilty about. Setting up this structure is a critical element in staying on track.
A separate sheet follows for each of your three goals. For each, design the parts of your plan to execute your goals.
RESERVE: When creating your structure, you must plan for more than you need.
Unexpected circumstances will occur. Plan what it will take to accomplish your goal, and then add 50% more than needed to ensure a reserve.
RESOURCES: When you look back from having accomplished that perfect year, it was probably necessary to have people, places and things available to you that you hadn’t previously needed. To achieve your next level, it may be necessary to hire someone else, buy some new equipment or technology, or begin to expand your sphere of influence. For instance, if you were to double your income this year, what are the resources you would need? Plan now how and when you will get these resources. Also, look at the resources you already have in place to see how they can be more fully utilized or leveraged. What more could you do with what you already have? This is especially useful in the realm or people and relationships. There are people who would love to help you: tell them how they can!
ACTIONS: A daily & weekly idea of what actions to attain your goals are necessary is important. The magnitude of the actions must be consistent with the goal. If you are going to run a marathon, exercising twice a week won’t cut it! So let’s look: If it takes 5 calls to generate an appointment and 3 appointments to make a sale and your goal is based on 1 sale a week, 15 calls per week should create the result. NOW: here is where the reserve comes in. Plan on making at least 22 calls each week to build the reserve and give you “insurance.” Schedule daily actions or consistent weekly actions. Get out your calendar for 2006 and time frame those actions for the whole year.
SUPPORT: Ask for and plan for more support than you need as well! Coaches, mentors, bosses, friends and partners all qualify. The more people you involve in your goals, the better chance you have of accomplishing them. There will be days (or weeks) when you don’t want support but, because you have involved others, it will be easier to stay on track or get unstuck. Someone who is looking from another perspective can give you just the message you need. We all thrive with cheerleaders.
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IMPORTANT ACTIONS TO TAKE CONSISTENTLY
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GOAL #2 _______________________ Value(s) That This Ties To: ______________
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IMPORTANT ACTIONS TO TAKE CONSISTENTLY
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AWESOME 2006 ~ STEP THREE à GETTING THE SUPPORT YOU NEED
Where your friends are, there your riches are.............Plautus
For awesome results, you’ll need the strongest support system you’ve ever had. Take steps now to create this structure to provide what you will need this year.
YOUR SUPPORTERS: List your top 5 supporters. These people want big things for you, see you as someone even larger than you see yourself, sometimes, and they give you confidence. Schedule a time with each to share your vision for the coming year. Acknowledge them for the support they have given you in the past. Tell them how much it has supported you and how much you appreciate it.
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DRAINING PEOPLE: Say goodbye to the people that drain, abuse, hurt or limit you. They are just where they need to be on their own path, but it doesn’t fit with what you need right now. Their presence takes away valuable energy for other things. Let them go for now.
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