Prepping For A New Year

Some Steps To Prepare For A New Year 

If you have intentions to make 2023 your year, don’t wait for New Year’s Day. Instead, make time this month to set yourself up for success. Here are some suggestions I have found online. Remember you don't have to do them all, but sometimes doing one thing to set your self up for the new year can really make a difference. 

Review your year.

2022 is full of lessons and learnings. Make space for a deep-dive review of the year that’s about to close, and you can take the best bits with you.

Get clear on what’s most important.

There’s so much that could fill your time. But imagine who you’d become with more clarity, focus, and movement in the direction of your top priorities. When you define your core values, you create an inner compass that aligns you with what matters most.

Set a context for 2023.

When you define a word for the year ahead, you empower yourself to say YES to the things that matter and NO to those that don't align.

Review your habits.

Do your habits help or hinder you? Are there some new practices you want to integrate into your life to ensure you can thrive?

Be honest with the things you do on autopilot and decide if it’s time to make some tweaks.

Make a Live List.

Goals are brilliant for injecting focused activity into your life. But who do you want to BE and how do you want to FEEL? 

In the words of Oscar Wilde, “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people just exist.”

Create your support structure.

Jim Rohn famously said, “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” Who will surround you in 2023 and help you thrive? For example:

• Is it time to join a mastermind?
• Would you go further with an accountability buddy?
• Do you want to find more online groups where ‘your people’ hang out?
• Does your friendship group nourish and support you?

 
Set a three-month goal.

Goals give you a clear direction to focus your time, energy, and resources. Goals help you feel accomplished and productive by empowering you to achieve the things that matter most.

The trick is not to leave your goals to chance. Instead, architect them - it will maximize your chances of success. What could you achieve by the end of March 2023? Here’s to making the new year your best year yet.