Hello and welcome to 2007! While my holidays were far from restful, they were certainly a lot of fun. How were yours? :-)
I've noticed quite a few New Year's resolution posts, which always make me chuckle a little. I never got the hang of resolutions made in January; lately, I've been focusing more on direction. That is, checking in with my goals every now and then and making sure that Heidi Miller Presentations is going in the direction I want it to go.
Also, I do my goal-setting in June, when the trade shows die down and I can focus better on setting specific, attainable goals for the next 12 months. And if you've been listening to Diary of a Shameless Self-Promoter for long enough, you'll know that I use the Your Best Year Yet method, which involves evaluating all the roles you play in life (good friend; good husband/wife; successful entrepreneur; healthy person; generous activist/volunteer, etc.) and setting goals for each role/area.
I like the approach because it goes so far beyond the "work out more/get in shape" and "um... just get more clients and make more money" shapelessness that New Year's resolutions tend to take. You list the areas of life and work that make up YOU and everything you care about and set specific, attainable goals for each one (that is, "go out dancing once a month," "spend two hours a week with each daughter" or one of my favorites, "work out 150 times." So hey, if you're looking for a way to make those resolutions stick, give it a try. And let me know how it goes, will ya?
So basically, this is my way of saying I have no resolutions to share because I'm still working on goals from last June. But stay tuned--I'm considering doing a yearly goal-setting podcast each year when I do my own personal goal-setting, so I'll let you know.
For now, I will share a few things I'm happy to say I'd personally like to see more of in 2007:
- My yoga instructor. I love that my new medicine allows me the luxury of taking more strenuous exercise classes, and I'm loving yoga!
- My local coffee shop. With such a hectic schedule these days, I rarely get to go and work in a coffee shop, something I used to love to do.
- The dance floor. (see above) Took swing and ballroom dancing up again, and I'm thrilled that my muscle memory seems to be pretty good.
- Convention centers in Europe and Canada. I very much enjoy foreign travel and the chance to speak French, so I'm looking forward to more exotic travel.
- Geeks. Ever since Podcast Expo, I've enjoyed meeting all kinds of podcasters, and I want to continue with this trend.
