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Welcome to 2023, We are here and so grateful to be here! We have arrived and hopefully you are ready to look forward to what this New Year holds for you. We have said so long to the past year and yes to the New Year.
There is no better time than the New Year to set the tone for the year ahead. I have a close friend who had some major career challenges during the year and was fortunate to be able to get a new job and will be starting today. I was so happy for her because if there was ever a time to start anything new, the New Year in my opinion is the best time for transition. Secretly, we were believing that the change would take place in the New Year, but it worked out that it happened just as the year was closing out and the next one began. Hooray……
A Fresh Page
I tend to look at the New Year as a clean sheet of paper. You get to write and plan for the year ahead. Over the next few weeks I will focus on just that. So take the time to get that clean sheet of paper and a pen and begin to gather your thoughts.
Planning
As you plan out your year, begin to envision the type of year that you would like to have. Try and be as specific as you can. Write down steps that you may have to take to achieve those goals. Then begin to outline what steps you may need to take to achieve this. I will use the example of my friend and her job to further illustrate this. Sometimes you need to remain in a position to be able to continue to pay the bills but that should not limit your options. Begin to post internally within the company if you are able to do so or look outside of the company for other opportunities. While you are doing this, seek to redefine what type of position you are interested in. It may be the case that you need a career change entirely.
Goal Setting Example
This is just one example of how to go about goal setting for the beginning of the New Year. Remember this is not something that is meant to stress you out. It does not have to be as extreme as changing jobs or career or even moving to another location but if need be add that to your goals. For some it can be as simple as drinking more water or cooking more at home and scaling back on take out food.
While I have brought up scaling back in spending on eating out it may help to reel it in a little if your goal this year includes ways to save money or save in one area in order to have enough to spend in another, such as hiring someone to come and clean your home once or twice a month. This small step would leave you with some extra time and energy to invest in other areas of your life.
Brainstorming
I have put together some ideas to help you as you begin to plan your goals for the New Year. I would recommend that your goals include both personal and professional goals. Next week’s blog will cover more information on setting goals, so if you are struggling in this beginning process of just brainstorming do not lose heart.
As you begin the process of brainstorming to organize your goals, journaling is a wonderful way of putting your thoughts down on paper. It is a great way of capturing your thoughts, working through things and expressing yourself in a nonjudgmental way. So, begin the process of goal setting and for the month of January we will focus on how to set ourselves up for a great year. Until next week my readers…. Continue to ……..
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