2011 is here – What will it mean for you?

Ah yes, the New Year is upon us and it is resolution season again. Today is a great day to reflect on what 2010 has meant for you.  I like to think about life as a timeline and measure how I am doing based on change or impact over time.   It is now that I write down the following and fill in the blank:

“2010 has been a great year.  In the past 12 months I have_________.”

How does this look for you?  If you are filling in the blank with a blank, then I have some suggestions for 2011.

With the exception of inconveniences like death, there is one thing for certain about 2011 – In 12 months time the year will be complete.   The question is whether or not you have grown at all during that year.  What have you learned, experienced and achieved during this time.?

Be it professional or personal, you can ask yourself some questions similar to these:

In December 2011 I will be here for sure, so will I be here:
- with conversational French skills?
- as the proud holder of a scuba dive master’s certificate?
- able to play basic guitar?
- with newfound public speaking skills?
- met an amazing bunch of people through my new sport/club
etcetera…

When I think about the year ahead like this it motivates me to think about how I am going to enrich my time and I find it really knocks procrastination on the head.

My challenge for you today is to write down the following and create your future by filling in the blanks:

2011 has been a great year.  In the past 12 months I have …
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Be bold….