“Make 2015 your best year ever!”
All of the confetti has landed on the ground. January is in the rear view mirror, and if you aren’t paying attention, the first week of February is almost done.
Did you have big planning sessions the week before New Years? Did you set up your new calendar, your new systems, new routines?
Many of us do that, and by the first week of February, some of it has begun to crumble already.
But let’s not sit around being depressed. Let’s switch our thinking up a bit.
What if we applied the “best year ever” thought process to a single day?
What if we decided to wake up tomorrow and focus on making it a success?
Here are some typical planning steps for an “annual planning” session:
- Set aside time to dream and visualize.
- Decide what you intend to do and why you intend to do it.
- Break the goal down into manageable steps with a timeframe.
- Take action immediately.
That looks a lot like a perfect day, doesn’t it? Let’s re-frame:
- Use your first 30 minutes to visualize the day and let creative juices flow, without external interruption.
- Decide what you intend to accomplish that day, and think about why you intend to do it.
- Choose which steps you want to advance on that day, and schedule them in.
- Take action immediately.
It’s still necessary to do the annual and quarterly planning. However, those longer-term plans are much more likely to happen if you get in the habit of a daily refocus.
Don’t forget to include all aspects of your day in the plan.
When you set your intentions for the day, you should incorporate your afternoon run, your manicure, your visit with a sick friend alongside the business luncheon, the copywriting, and the pitch meeting.
How do you make sure that your days are moving you toward a successful year?
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