New year plans.

When the clock strikes twelve on December 31st, people all over the world cheer and wish each other a very Happy New Year. For some, this event is no more than a change of a calendar. For others, the New Year symbolizes the beginning of a better tomorrow.

So, if look forward to a good year ahead, spread happiness with these wonderful New Year wishes. Although I am big on setting goals, long ago I gave up making New Year's Resolutions. My reason is that they usually left me feeling disappointed and frustrated.
For many years, I kept a notebook and sometime during the first week of January, I would write down all my resolutions for the New Year. I would file it away and seldom if ever look at it again. When I did take it out to write my next New Year's Resolutions, I was often surprised by what I read. Although some were accomplished, most I didn't even remember, much less complete.
This left me feeling badly and thus starting the year out with negativity, rather than positivity. So over the past few years, I've changed my system.

Reflect back and acknowledge all that my accomplished in the past year. Rather than spend time worrying about what didn't get completed, focus on the many small and large successes of the past year, both personally and professionally.
Categorize my ideas under the different areas of my life. Is the goal related to career and business, finances, health, family and or relationships, personal growth. By creating different categories, it will help you with scheduling the time to work on each objective.
Review goals every week, and schedule in next steps on calendar.

Choose a specific 15-minute slot every week to evaluate how I am doing, plan next steps and schedule them into calendar. Once get absolutely clear on what it is want, make a decision, and do what it takes to get it done. By next December, i will be delighted and amazed by all l've accomplished!