Episode 13 | Planathon | The Secret to Becoming Who You Want to be in 2020

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Who’s up for talking about planning the new year? 2020 is a fresh start- the chance to reevaluate goals and dreams, take stock of what you’ve been up to, and create lots of lists for the future.

I’m talking about celebrating the changes we’ve made, planning for the future, and setting actionable goals to get us to our big dreams. Pressing pause to look ahead to the new year in front of us gives us the opportunity to really take the time we need to set these intentions. We’re setting ourselves up for a much easier follow through.

If you’re into this- if you want to set yourself up for success in the new year- if you have BIG dreams and you’re ready to finally make them happen- you’ve got to tune in to the rest of my podcasts for 2019

This episode kicks off a series on getting ready for the new year. I’ll be spilling all of my goal setting and planning secrets, and I’ll be interviewing some of my favorite business owners for all the tips and tricks to help set you up for success in 2020- a planathon of sorts!

All you’ll need for this plan sesh series is a notebook for some journaling and listing. (I think the new year is a perfect time for new notebooks, don’t you?)

In this episode I’m going to walk you through a couple of exercises to visualize what you want your life to look like in 2020. Oftentimes when we can’t get past a block in our business, it’s because we haven’t spent enough time thinking about the destination. We’re driving the ship, but we don’t know where we’re headed! Let’s start with the end in mind. 

Visualization: Close your eyes and imagine you’re cozy on the couch with your favorite warm blanket and a cup of coffee. You pick up the remote and push play to watch a movie. As you look at the screen, you notice it’s a movie of your life in November 2020. What happens in the movie? What’s happening when you wake up? What is your typical day like? How are you feeling? Use words in the present tense to describe the scene. 

Now turn these visualizations into statements of affirmations. Turn your visualizations into positive statements such as “Creativity flows through me and leads to new ideas.” Keep it short and simple.

Affirmations help you stay focused on your goals, and makes it easier to break down the tasks needed to reach those goals. Keep these statements handy so you can refer to them throughout the year! 

Next, I want you to think about who you want to BE in 2020. Not what you want to HAVE, or what you want to DO. These are purposefully not your to-do list items. What kind of person do you want to be?

Whatever word you’re left with- that’s your word for 2020. Whatever you do, don’t forget that word. What you have to DO and what you’ll HAVE will fall into place once you are laser-focused on being what you need to be to fulfill this value.

Be sure to head over to Instagram and post your word!! Tag me @teacherbynaptime  so I can repost!

I promise you’ll be glad you took the time to visualize and set your dreams for 2020. Our little Planathon will be healthy balance of strategy and mindset- just what we need to bust through those mental blocks and achieve our goals in the new year!!