New Year Goal Setting
If you are starting fresh (you don’t have goals to review from the year that just ended) jump to part B. Otherwise, do this step first:
Review last year! Mine that bad boy for all the gold it has for you! I would bet money you did not end the year as the same person who started it. So take note of how that transformation occurred.
My basic questions are:
What did I accomplish this year?
Where did I struggle?
What did I learn?
What, if anything, do I need to let go of?
What do I want to take into the new year?
Then I start looking at the year ahead. I am a newbie to Vision Boards, but the last couple years I’ve started there - it helps me dream, and connect to how I want the year to feel and look. That leads me into the logical planning part of it - I write down my goals for the year and plan backwards. Basically, I break a larger goal ALL THE WAY DOWN.
Yearly goal
Quarterly objectives
Monthly action items
Weekly tasks
Daily to-dos (and I am still old school, I write it out and check it off)
What can I say? Ya girl needs structure.
Not all my goals work that way.
Sometimes I am a little more “free” with my goals, these are more directional type goals. A target I aim for, but leaving myself wiggle room. A prime example: My meditation practice (it varies based on where I am at in life and what I need). Last year I added in 15 minutes of meditation every morning as good “mental hygiene.” There was no planning backward for me. This type of goal is more directional - I am doing my best to do that as much as possible.
Another option is to build up to it. Start with 3-5 minutes 3 times per week, then do it daily, then jump to 7-10 minutes daily, then to 15.