2009 is right around the corner…in fact it’s only 2 days away.
Some of you will be thinking about New Year’s resolutions and some will just be glad to have made it through this tumultuous year!
In years past I have offered a year end process to help you close out last year and get ready for the next. This year, however, I was introduced to a new concept by Mari Smith – an “online” friend I met through Twitter. Mari likes to choose a specific theme each year which guides her major decisions.
This idea resonated with me as soon as I heard it. Instead of thinking about resolutions, which are really only a to-do list (and often a negative one at that), choosing a “theme” is like having a vision for the year. It is a much larger view of what you are interested in and capable of being and doing.
A theme will help guide you as opportunities come up. It can help you stay on track or eliminate distractions that prevent you from achieving what is most important to you. It can help you find new endeavors worthy of your time and energy.
If you had to choose a theme for the next year of your life, what would it be?
For me, I decided that due to the many shifts and changes in my life, I am choosing 2009 to be the year I fully embrace my role as Creative Catalyst. This is the year I explore the many ways my gift fits into the world and fulfills the contribution that is solely mine to make. Since I am finally in a unique position to choose what I do for the love of it (rather than just for the money), I get to define and refine the expression of that gift and to choose the method of compensation – whether it’s financial, emotional, internal or external.
As a Creative Catalyst I am essential to the process of change, but not to the result itself. That leaves my clients free to explore, expand and more fully develop their own magnificent results without feeling that I have to hang around for the changes to be effective or lasting.
Right now I’m not sure what form my new endeavors will take. In fact, since I’m now “footloose and fancy free” again, I decided to make a full shift from what I’ve been doing the past few years, and Hubby and I will be leaving right after the first of the year for three weeks of warm water vacation in Florida and the Caribbean.
During that time I will be bringing together several ideas and developing my own strategic vision about what is next.
When I return at the end of January I’ll be taking on a limited number of new coaching clients, as well as focusing on several new and exciting projects.
If you’re looking for clarity for yourself or your ideas, if you’re ready to create a plan and put it into practice, or if you feel like it’s time to jumpstart your success, send me an email at CoachingWithKatie@gmail.com and I will schedule a complimentary 20 minute strategy session for late January or early February. This offer is only available to the first 15 people, so send your email as soon as you can.
2008 certainly has been an interesting year – email me today and lets make 2009 an interesting as well as successful year.