Create Your Vision for a Kickass Year

The New Year is officially here! Its a perfect time for reflection, renewal and to recommit to your goals. Where do you find yourself as the new year begins? What are you wanting for yourself this year? No matter what it is the first step to achieving your goal is to create a crisp, clear vision. Here is a simple exercise that you can do on your own to help you get clear on what you really want. To get started you will need 4 things:

As a parent of two small kids and as someone who used to share an apartment with 4 roomates I know that finding 30 minutes of quiet can be a challenge in itself, but its worth it. So if it means hiding in the bathroom with the shower running or sitting in your closet or your car — find that time and place.

Once that you are situated, clear your mind of all the little things you think you should be doing. It can all wait. You are here right now and this is all that matters. Its only 30 minutes after all. And its your life, your dreams, your year!

Close your eyes, relax your shoulders and take three, slow, deep cleansing breaths. Consider the following and jot down what is meaningful to you:

Now, imagine that I have waved a magic wand and you have already achieved what you wrote down. You ran the race! You got the job! You have more confidence! You are connected to a nourishing community! Whatever it is that you wanted to do or be, you got there!

Consider the following and write down what comes up. Spend a good amount of time on this and include as much detail as possible

Lastly on a separate sheet of paper complete the following:

Go hang this up somewhere you see it every day. Your fridge, your bathroom mirror, your office wall. And make sure to share your goal in the comments so I can cheer you on. Check out the first comment to see mine.

Now you have a vision of what you want and what it feels like to achieve it. Stay tuned for my next post where I will share tips for how to make your vision a reality.

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