Wow, suddenly 2021 was gone & the holidays were over… So, welcome to 2022…
I hope you are as excited about this year as I am!
I saw this Meme on Facebook & I just loved it. You have to imagine 2 characters in a 2022 shaped garden…
Character 1: “Aren’t you terrified of what 2022 could be like? Everything is so messed up…”
Character 2: “I think it will bring flowers”
Character 1: “Yes? Why?”
Character 2: “Because I am planting flowers 😊”
So, I have planted flowers & I am looking forward to beautiful flowers this year 💐 Let’s hope they don’t turn out to be weeds!
As we head into another week, I take great pleasure in sharing my curated articles, tips & tools in a short read that will hopefully give you a few ‘aha’ moments as well as some laughter or joy. Most of all I hope it gives you pragmatic inspiration & helps you on your journey to doing what you love, with people you love, making a huge difference, being compensated appropriately with time to pursue other passions – #TheEOSLife.
Here’s this week’s business tip, life hack & find of the week… Some of them are original, most are things I have come across in my weekly pursuit of self-improvement & living a better life, through creating a better business. And don’t forget the inspirational quote, which you can download as a wallpaper or lock screen for your phone.
As always, if you find great things that you’d like to share then feel free to email me for inclusion in one of my weekly newsletters. I’m always looking for new & exciting things to share each week. And if you think someone else would like to receive the newsletter in their inbox, directly from my inbox (no newsletter apps used here!) then please let me know – debra@debrachantry-taylor.com
For me this meant working on an Annual Planner to make sure that I had all my holidays planned out (I want 6 weeks off this year in total so that I can visit my overseas family & spend time with my NZ family & friends), time off for any events that are important (community & family), all of my board meetings scheduled, my trips to Australia planned out & then understanding what days I had available for my EOS client sessions, whilst still allowing time for admin & running my other business.
This was a superb process for me – it really got me thinking & now I have a plan that I can actually share with clients & they can pick the days they want to do their quarterly & annual EOS sessions with me. You can see a copy here – https://bit.ly/DebraYear2022
I have also put all of these onto my physical wall planner – which I love, as I can see at a glance whilst in the office, what I have upcoming & scheduled.
On top of the year planner, which sets days aside for certain things, I also have regular appointments in my diary for the things that are important to me – practising my saxophone, sleeping, Clarity Break, Date Nights, writing in my journal etc.
Anyone who has been in one of my sessions has probably seen me share my calendar & had a good old laugh at my morning & evening routines that are blocked out so that I can get my 8 hours of sleep & the things that I need to perform at my best.
And before you think that all this planning must be highly restrictive – it’s quite the opposite, it frees you up & allows you to manage your energy.
If you haven’t seen the video of Stephen Covey introducing this concept then take a look at this. The video is old & a little dated but still very clearly gets across the concept:
Again, here’s my completed planner – https://bit.ly/DebraYear2022 – and if you’d like a copy of a blank year planner like this then let me know & I will happily share one with you. (I had to adapt this from an American one as I struggled to find a Kiwi one!)
