Take some time and really decide what it is you want to accomplish this year, both personally and professionally. Actually sit down and answer the question: “what is it that I would have to accomplish, both personally and professionally, to feel satisfied at the end of the year?” Then make a list. Actually write out at least ten different items. If you can, list fifteen. It can be anything from personal travel to learning a new language to paying off debt, as well as work or professional goals.
Then pick the ten that are most important to you. Focusing on the ten, work back to the present. Think about, and write down, what you would have to do in each half of the year to reach these goals. Once you figure that out, then break each of the six month tasks in to monthly action items and write them down. Now take a look at the first month; where you are right now and do the action items you have listed in the first month. Keep this outline somewhere convenient so you can refer to it as you need to keep on your path.
When you reach the end of this year, you will be celebrating because you will have easily accomplished what you set out to do and very likely, more! Go for it!
