Maybe you made a New Years Resolution and thought it would stick this time. It’s the 10th, and perhaps you’ve already experienced failure. Or maybe it’s actually working this time. What will you do to keep the momentum going throughout the year?
I’ve given up these silly traditions associated with failure and pixie dust. Instead I’ve come up with a way tool to help me focus on what I want in 2011. Would you like to actualize change this year too?
Here’s the link to my Renew, Reenergize, Recommit Planner for 2011. Remember “the magic is in the paper“. (click to read my ezine on how to actualize your goals for 2011)
Happy New Year! May you be blessed with good health, prosperity, joy, love and gobs of creativity!
Cheers,
Tonya
PS – fill out the planner, determine your compass words, and then post them here. You’ll get some support, accountability, and best of all you’ll be entered to win Barbara Becker Simon’s Metal Clay Beads book and a Linda Kaye-Moses’s Doming Plate. A $60+ value
Hi Tonya, This sounds interesting, and I’m not finding a link
Hi Delia! Due to an issue with my finger and my ipad, I hit publish before it was ready! So it’s been reformatted, links installed and a pretty picture inserted.
Can’t wait to read your Compass Words! Here’s to much success and happiness in 2011!
My three words are:
Practice
Persist
Learn
Accept, Feel, Create
Thanks for helping us get directed!
Just spent the morning working on my planner, and I feel so energized! My compass words are:
LEARN EXECUTE SHARE
Release- all the negetive self talk
Relax- Don’t sweat the small stuff
Persevere- Try the things you were afraid of trying last year.
Thanks for giving us this great exercise.
DETERMINATION-
HARMONY
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Great way to start the new year….thanks Tonya!
LOVE (everyone and everything-if All we need is Love, I must give it!)
CREATE (turn those sketches into reality)
ORGANIZE (files and studio)
Thanks for the “push”, Tonya
Free, confident, fulfilled
free from my past, free from doubt and fear
confident in myself, my decisions, and my abilities
fulfilled- by becoming a stronger person, committed, successful in my endeavors, and finding joy in everyday chores and tasks.
Thanks Tonya, I can appreciate that! Been there, done that . . . oh were everything a entry that could sometimes be deleted.
So these little pearls of wisdom are quite powerful. I found myself REALLY considering what I wanted, rather than randomly making yet another statement of intention (I don’t believe in resolutions either) . . . with no real thought to how. This is an excellent tool. Thanks so much!
Embrace
Create
Finish
Create
Persevere
Mindful
Thanks for this tool, Tonya. It’s a great way to set my goals for the year.
MAKE/FIND – the time to create instead of making excuses, too tired. Worked 10 hours on my day job…
OVERCOME – the fear of taking photos and acutally uploading those photos to my Etsy shop that I have had since June 2009!
FINISH – finish all my projects. I love creating with metal clay but turning those creations into FINISHED earings, necklaces and rings is something I procrastinate about. I have literally 100′s of unfinished creations.
Thanks, Tonya for making me do this!
Bravo! Bravo! to everyone who put some skin in the game today and used the planner to find their Compass Words. I couldn’t be more excited about the changes you all are going to make this year. Last year was a year of suffering for so many (health, finances, work, etc). I feel and whole-heartedly believe that this year is going to be huge year of change for the world and especially for women.
I’m here to support everyone and appreciate your willingness to step forward, share, and believe in your own change and the value of creating “the magic on paper”.
Cheers,
-Tonya
PS- invite your friends on facebook, twitter, linkedin, forums and your blog to participate in using the Planner to find their Compass Words. The success and growth we all create, blesses the world.
PPS- Plus those that participate, get an entry to win all month. If you refer others here, please send me the link (tonya@tonyadavidson.com), and I’ll give you TWO extra chances to win.
Health
Embrace
Adapt
Thank you, Tonya.
Listen
Trust
Purpose
i shared the link on facebook too!
http://www.facebook.com/#!/cozycastlecreations
Creativity
Simplicity
Mindfulness
Focused, Gratitude, Commit.
This is a wonderful process and by far the most discerning! Good job Tonya for providing this great tool!
Energy, Persistence, Action
Thanks for the great exercise. I will share it with my friends.
I wasn’t sure that I had found my compass words because I wasn’t sure they encompassed
everything I hoped to accomplish. But when I saw them written down there was an internal sigh of relief, a lightness of mind and a sense that I could use these words as a beacon to keep me motivated and on track. Thanks!
ORGANIZE
REACH OUT
PERSEVERE
commit
reduce
energize
Gratitude, mindfulness, simplicity
Success and happiness in 2011, daily writings to keep on task with these major compass words! Don’t stop the Dance! Big LOVE is upon us all!
Yvonne Kuennen
Certified Teacher PMC
My compass has 4 points – N,S,E,W (sorry I’m a little monkish).
Balance
Pleasure
Promote
Commit
Thanks for helping me get focused – a great way to start 2011!
I absolutely LOVE this challenge! My new Compass words for this year will be:
Create
Accomplish
Care
This is a great exercise, Tonya! Thanks for giving us the guidance in this most important task of taking stock and setting new goals for the year.
My Compass Words:
IMPLEMENT: I am feeling clear about what I need to do to succeed and achieve the goals I’ve set for myself. Now that I’ve found clarity on this front, it’s time to IMPLEMENT, to take action and stick to my plan.
VALUE: This is both reminder word, and action item. To value myself, my friends & family, my job, my work.
DISCIPLINE: A corollary to implement. It’s the sticking-to-the-plan part.
Thanks again, Tonya!
DISCIPLINE
Create, Accomplish, and Love
What a phenomenal way to begin a new chapter/phase/year/etc! No matter what stage you are beginning, this exercise fits any situation. A simplified version will carry you through any new stage – from sketching and projects, to new stages in life. I love it – THANK YOU!!
My Compass Actions (Words):
~ Organize (Everything…My life!)
~ Strength (Meeting new challenges/goals, doing what I have to do – even when I don’t want to – no procrastinating or just not doing it, physical strength – including a quick recovery from major surgery next month, to be the best *I* can possibly be – not compared to anyone but myself)
~ Patince (For myself & others)
I wish you nothing but the best in 2011 – you deserve it! xx
Thank you for this thought provoking process. It is already working! Here are my words.
LIGHTEN UP as in fewer calories, less stuff, fewer unfinished projects, make pieces that incorporate humor
NURTURE myself, others, creativity
FOCUS on the important stuff and the good stuff and do on thing at a time
Thank you Tonya. This was a great exercise. Here are my three compass words: Grow, Honor, and Explore.
Barbara Davis
Hi . . .this was interesting. My 3 words are Socialize, instigate, and marinate.
TYVM. DEB
My 2011 Compass words:
Initiate (stop procrastinating and/or waiting for others to act first; dive in)
Persevere (overcome inertia; don’t give up)
Excel (do and be the best that I can; give 100%; kick butt)
I feel empowered. Thanks Tonya
The timing of your planner exercise was perfect. It helped me to put more focus into what is really important to me. I had some ideas, but still felt scattered. Here are my compass words, I also have 4.
Gratitude-Because everything in life (people, things, experiences)are a gift. For all the blessings and abundance in my life. For my relationship with God.
Believe- In myself, others, that everyone deserves happiness and abundance in whatever that means to them.
Faith- In God, in my ability to accomplish all things, in others.
Simplify- Unnecessary “things”, stay focused (don’t clutter my mind with junk), relationships (honesty).
Thanks for this and all the information you share with us all.
Accomplish (weight loss, work goals)
Persevere (weight and fitness, keep working on biz/books)
Decide (several things)
Thanks!
Teri
Hi Tonya, I did this exercise the day you sent it and have shared it with two of my best friends. I also had 4 words.
Education: I teach PMC courses in Vancouver Canada, and my other business is as a Certified Immigration Consultant where I teach Immigration workshops to International Students (left and right brain are happy). I also want to learn new skills for myself this year.
Strength: Mostly physical, but mentally to keep the two businesses going.
Synthesis: Both my businesses have many arms, and I need to bring aspects of the businesses together.
Creative:In business, in art, in spirit.
Thanks for this exercise, great putting this on paper, I feel I can accomplish these goals in 2011.
Liz
My compass words are learn,create,complete
My three words are:
balance
focus
authentic
Love, learn, share.