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For everyone who has been following along with the Month Zero goal-setting, here is a gift for you:
Click on the image to download a PDF version. Print it out and post it on your wall.
Then head into 2010 knowing that you are a month ahead of the rest of the world… and that you don’t have to be perfect!
Happy New Year!
Last week I spent much of one day with my accountant doing my year-end tune-up and planning for 2010, and I impressed the heck out of him with how much I’ve done this year and what I have planned out for next year. This isn’t easy to do, so I feel really good about that. Month Zero is on its way to helping me create a great 2010!
So how to start Month Zero?
Well, first of all… do you have goals set for next year? They don’t have to be big goals like “restore world peace” or “stamp out hunger.” They do need to be measurable, though. You can’t say something vague like “I’ll make more quilts next year.”
Nope. Make it concrete. “I made XX quilts this year. Next year I will make YY.”
Or “I will enter one exhibition/quilt show this year.”
Or “I will take a class from (teacher I’ve always secretly admired).”
There are 31 days left in 2009. What will you do with them?
I’m getting a head start on next year. Instead of winding down the old one and fretting over holidays interfering with the end-of-year stuff, I’ve decided to look at this as Month Zero of 2010. A whole month for planning! When everyone wakes up hung over on January 1 and starts blearily thinking about New Year’s Resolutions, I’ll have spent 31 days thinking, planning, getting priorities in place for a successful and happy 2010.
Who will join me in Month Zero of 2010?
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