Traditionally, I don’t do New Years resolutions. Why? Honestly I never keep them when I do and I didn’t feel “compelled” to have resolutions at the start of the year. But 2020 is going to be a big year for us – I will share more as the year goes on – and I wanted to be sure I could focus on those things that are important to us.
So today I wanted to share how I picked my goals for 2020, and what I am going to be focusing on this first part of the year.
Short answer – I used my Powersheets to help me narrow in on my focus for 2020.
Long answer – thanks mom for introducing me to Powersheets! Honestly I am OBSESSED with this and cannot wait to keep using it throughout the year. Imagine a planner for your year on steroids but at a high level…basically you walk through exercises to narrow in on what you want to do, what you want to cut out, and it guides you to your goals. Then you take your goals and slice them up into manageable chunks from a quarterly to daily level.
The prep pages are long and require thought but they *really* help you narrow in on your focus for the year. By doing their exercises you can see what matters to you and what doesn’t. Removing things is JUST as important as adding them to your list! Time is precious and you don’t want to waste it on things that don’t matter.
Trust me, the process works!
Knowing that we are going to be pulled in a lot of directions this year I wanted to have a clear focus. For us, we love spending time with family and friends. That means we want a great house, opportunities to entertain, and then time to recharge. Obviously you still need to clean and grocery shop, but we want to devote other time to the areas we enjoy.
For me, that means:
- Creating a home that we love
- Entertaining – both bigger groups and individuals
- Planning both a family vacation and vacation as a couple
- Cultivating our individual hobbies
- Scheduling events for baby girl while sticking to our routine
It took 40 pages to get to those goals, and then I broke them down into chunks that I can divide out throughout the year. I already have some added to my January calendar. I’ll tackle February as the month begins, and so on. Baby steps! (Name that movie…)
Importantly, if something doesn’t ladder up to one of my goals, it isn’t going to take my time (wherever possible). That means we aren’t going to plan events for people that we don’t want to spend time with – sounds obvious, but sometimes it’s hard to cut toxic people out. In the past it was harder for me to cut people out if they wanted to be friends with me, but I didn’t want to spend time with them. Since having a daughter, I don’t care! If you are a bad friend or person, you don’t get my time. Seems harsh but it’s just the way it is. Our time, talent, and energy is finite and I want to devote it to our goal this year – family.
I’m not sure if I will provide checkins on this goal throughout the year…would that be interesting? Let me know! Also, let me know if you have any questions on the Powersheets. I highly recommend them!
