How To Leave A Year On Good Terms
**FREE** End Of Year
Exercise
Now
really is the perfect time to spend a moment having a quick
look back to the highs, and lows, of this year; 2009.
All my
clients do this, as ultimately it enables you to say
'farewell' to this past year on good terms and with a smile
on your face, rather than a scowl that says, 'what a relief
that's over'.
This
FREE end of year exercise really does set you up to succeed
for a great start to what will be a fabulous New
Year; 2010.
Research
suggests more than 60% of people feel a sense of relief,
coupled with sadness that they didn't achieve what
they said they wanted to achieve in the past year.
Others feel they have 'unfinished business', scores to
settle, points to prove, the last word to be said - except
that'll it'll now be said in the New Year!
Take a
few moments now before the Christmas and New Year
celebrations really begin to take stock of what went on
in your year that is now coming to an
end.
What
this simple and powerful exercise will do is get
you in the perfect position to say 'goodbye' to 2009, whilst
opening your arms and welcoming in 2010 with a glow of
excitement and anticipation. In coaching terms, this
approach is called 'setting you up to succeed'.
The Exercise
- Give yourself
an hour to complete this exercise. Be somewhere you can
concentrate and not have to engage in conversation - it
could be at home, burning a scented candle,
drinking a cup of tea and playing your favourite
music in the background, or maybe enjoying an
eggnog coffee at your local coffee shop (wherever
you feel best)!
- Now think back
over the past year and begin your list entitled
'Achievements & Best Bits of 2010!' Remember, this
is your list; no one else will read it, so be honest
and give yourself credit where credit is due. As a
gentle nudge, I'd suggest you write at least 50
successes.
- Now make a
separate list of anything you meant to do but for
whatever reason didn’t get around to in 2009. Think
about goals you’d planned, places you meant to go,
things you’d meant to say to people – including
arguments you wanted to resolve. Keep what you write
short and to the point; this is the edited version of
your year, so bullet points could work a
treat!
- Now
for each of the items on Step 3, ask
yourself:
-
- Is this something I really
wanted to do?
- Is achieving it still
relevant?
- Will bringing it into
2010 assist me and others for the
good?
- What on my list needs to be
left behind?
- What else can I learn from
this to help me move forward in a positive and
empowering way next
year?
- Finally, taking everything from all
the steps above, begin writing your top 20 of what you
want to achieve during 2010. Remember the old coaching
proverb; set yourself up to succeed! Include all areas
of your life, such as health, relationships, career,
finance, fun, personal development, contribution,
spirituality, travel, and any other area you recognise
as a ‘must have’ for you to nurture and grow in
2010.
What you now have is a plan, and even more
than that, you’ve done some important work enabling you to
leave 2009 feeling well, saying ‘thank you so much’, with a
smile on your face and feeling of love in your heart. What a
great way to say ‘farewell’ to a year of your life. Plus,
you also have a key to the door of opportunity that is 2010
– without the baggage (!!), and how fantastic is
that?
Now it’s only left for me to say thank you
for taking the time. Raise your hand in the air, turn it
around so it’s facing backwards, bend your elbow and give
yourself a well deserved pat on the back. You
deserve it.
Wishing you a Happy Christmas, joy and
happiness in the New Year.
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