Where do I begin?

Kicking off the New Year, I tend to feel a little freaked out.

I like to do a quick reflection on the previous year and be thankful for all the good fortune of family, friends, and life in general.

Then comes the time to freak out . . .

I start to think about all of the things I want to accomplish this year. My list is never short. And it seems that I never have that one big thing that I want to accomplish. It’s a bunch of things, in a bunch of directions.

Although I get a bit freaked out, it is exciting at the same time.

Here’s what I do . . .

I make a laundry list of things I want to do this year. Write it down and put it away for a day or two. Then I pull it back out, make sure it’s stuff I really want to do, and then I type it up nice and neat.

Then I post it by my desk where I’ll see it daily.

I then separate the list into three categories:

1. Events 2. Projects 3. Habits

Events: Things you can just do (take a trip).
Projects: Things to work on that have a beginning and an end (re-plant the garden).
Habits: Behaviors that I want to change (be more relaxed).

I then select what I want to work on in January and get started. The list might be long but you have to start somewhere. At Your Life Just Better, we have a great Projects and Habits Worksheet that I use to help me stay focused and not take on too much.

The key thing is that I move from freaked out, to excited, to action.

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