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December 15, 2009

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Great advise! I have done a mini version of this once a month for the past year to help clarify my goals and direction, but I love the idea of digesting the year and preparing for 2010. I am new to the site but I can tell already I will be spending a lot of time with all of you. Thanks and Happy Holidays!


I read your post and - while I loved the spirit of your suggestions - I realized it all made me feel behind the 8-ball already as ... with the year coming quickly to a close ... I am not completely confident that I can remember enough about 2009 to answer the questions you pose!

(Of course, I can recall a few of the highlights. But, at this stage of the game, the ones that actually resonate might not be the best examples of the categories you mention. A lot just gets forgotten in the space of a whole year. Too much, manybe!)

Your list seemed daunting, and, you know, taking a day off to do the exercise seemed like I'd end up having a day off and not coming away with many answers to your very good questions.

Then an idea occurred to me - I'm printing your post out and I'm scheduling a bit of time every Friday during the year to go over it and make notes in real time. That way, I can capture things as they happen. I don't have to try to force-remember everything in December 2010. And I will be nicely positioned to move forward into 2011.

So, thank you! It went from being something I would never do to something I'm looking forward to doing, all with just a little bit of a time warp/perspective jump.


P.S. I love your idea of calling them "Intentions." So much better than goals or resolutions. Thanks for that!

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