Reviewing the Past Year & Looking Ahead to the Coming Year

This is a great time of year to celebrate your achievements and do some planning for the year to come.  I've created a template that is designed to assist you in celebrating your wins for 2004 and planning for what you want to attract into your life in 2005. 

Below are a few of the questions I'm asking myself at year-end. Give yourself permission to take some quiet time over the next week to reflect and record your thoughts. (You can print this out and handwrite your responses, or you can copy and paste it into a Word document.)  You may also consider sharing this process with a significant other. It serves as a great way to connect and plan for the future together.

Looking back over 2004

What was the overall theme for you?  In other words, if someone were to make a movie about your life over the past year, what would the title be?

 

What were your three biggest wins in the year 2004?

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What were the top three lessons you learned in the year 2004?

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What one personal quality did you most develop in the year 2004? (For example: patience, courage,  integrity, humor, etc.)

 

Looking ahead to 2005

As you set goals or make choices for the New Year, here are three guidelines to follow:

  • Phrase your choices in the NOW , as though you’ve already achieved it.
  • Phrase your choices in the POSITIVE . Focus on the solution rather on what you don’t want. The mind doesn’t translate words of negation, such as not , don’t , or stop , because it thinks in pictures. If you set a goal that "I will quit smoking," it's hard for your mind to see a picture of NOT smoking.  If you set a goal that "I allow myself to be a nonsmoker,” you can picture being a nonsmoker, as that’s something you can see -- other people who aren’t smoking.   Create goals or make choices that the mind can visualize.
  • Eliminate the word “WANT.” Would you rather want the perfect relationship, or would you rather have the perfect relationship? Would you rather want good health, or would you rather have good health? “Want” equates with deprivation, so avoid putting the feeling of lack in your goal or choice statements.

What are your top three priorities for the coming year?  What's most important to you?

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What will support you in achieving your priorities in 2005?

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Imagine that things are already the way you want them to be and write down the results you expect in each of the following areas - in specific and measurable terms.

  • health & wellness



  • relationships



  • prosperity



  • personal growth     

 

What will it cost you to not achieve your expectations?

 

 

What do you choose to consistently do in order to achieve your expectations in each of these areas?

  • health & wellness



  • relationships



  • prosperity



  • personal growth     

 

What requests will you make of family and friends who can support your efforts? 

 

 

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