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We are now in the middle of  January and have you begun working on your new year resolution?  I don't believe in resolutions. I think every day of your life you should try to change or do something different. You should always have new goals on a constant basis.

I will say this my new year has started slow,I am still trying to tie up loose ends from last year. I think by the middle of February I should be on the right track.

Now what did I learn from last year?

I learned that don't take everything for granted, things  and situations can stop or start without  your control or your doing.

We as business oriented people sometimes  can be too business and not enjoy what we do simply because we become so wrapped up in the bottom line. We forget what was all the hard work for.  I truly believe that we should not only have our own business because we don't want to work for others, but because we want to be happy in what we do through the   services or products we sell to others.

I understand that the bills are due employees have to paid, but without your hard work, your sleepless nights, and the many tears you have shed you would not be able to accomplish what you have now.

Maybe business is slow self-assure yourself that it will get better that is what I tell myself in all my situations, things will get better don't give up. You have a whole year to progress, change, reevaluate,create a bigger picture for yourself and your business.

So now that the party is over its time to get back to innovation, imagination, communication, motivation, education and do not leave out a great celebration.

At the start of each New Year many people make resolutions that by the middle of the year, sometimes sooner, are all but forgotten. So how do you make good on the momentum you have on that fresh start that the New Year brings? I recommend that my clients take different approach this year, which is to try setting just one or two major goals and put all your energy and resources into achieving those goals. Trying to fix everything in life all at once and is just not doable.

I'm including a Plan A Goal Development and Action Planning Worksheet below which you may use to help you achieve your 2011 goals. This is a tool I am also putting. This way my clients will know that I've 'gotten a taste my own medicine' and it works.

GOAL DEVELOPMENT AND ACTION PLANNING

 
GOAL (be specific about what you hope to achieve):

How will I know that I am improving? What is my feedback plan?

What obstacles might get in the way of my progress? What can I do to diminish them?

What strengths do I currently have that will help me reach this goal?

What support do I need? From whom might I need support, partnership, coaching, mentoring, or advocacy?

What resources do I need to be successful (financing, technical support, etc.)?

What will success look and feel like?

Please feel free to let me know how you will use this tool and to provide feedback on its usefulness as you do. Here’s to wishing you all the best on Living Your Plan A in 2011!

“Your next level begins where your comfort level ends.”
Lisa Nicole Bell, Change Agent/The Inspiration Icon

Well that’s fantastic news, because not since months seven through nine of pregnancy have I been this uncomfortable!  Last week’s  Meet the Resource call was right on time for many of us, including yours truly. I’ve labeled the past two weeks of my life as Beautifully Intense because I now know (and the call served as yet another confirmation) why this particular transition is a necessary part of my life.  Today I am in full celebration mode—party hat, confetti, hot Goddess dress, the works—because I am shedding my old skin, and sauntering sexily in my six-inch heels on my hand-sewn, plush new red carpet.

The catalyst for this transition was far from sexy, though–deep and ugly like a freshly made wound from a long, long drop. It started one night lying in bed with Kris talking about where we were versus where we wanted to be.  We were back in a space we never thought we’d revisit, and just like all the other times, the familiarity of the space left me feeling bitter, doubtful, and defeated.

That Night (The Drop).

Coming down from the Super High of spending 32 days in Jamaica, followed by being flown to New York for a photo shoot with one of my favorite magazines, was far worse than I’d anticipated.

****I'm sharing this with you because I know many of us, particularly during this time of year, are in a state of self-assessment, which can lead to self-deprication. But sometimes, the "downturn" is a necessary element of growth, and I experienced that recently in a very powerful way.  I'm sharing because through my experience, perhaps you may see a bit of yourself and your situation...

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