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   Many people...especially those of us who are self-emloyed, look at the new year with a new business plan....or should.  Not just "I wanna....I'm gonna",....but how are you going to get where you want to be.

     In our house, resolutions, plans and road maps extend to other parts of our life as well.  We  use the new year....as well as "Review and Renew" times throughout the year in a variety of areas....it just feels good to "be resolved" to make changes that will benefit different parts of your life that will all work together for positive change.

    Planning and goal setting can be fun.....and it feels sooo good when you have accomplished your plan !  Here are  just some of the areas that we plan for in the new year....and revise throughout the year....you may choose different ones....add some of these...do what works for you...but just do it.

     * Health - This should be at the top of eveyone's list...if you feel your best, you will do your best. Go  get that physical....add the vitamins, increase the exercise, revise the diet....less of this, more of that. Be specific.....you want to lose x pounds by this day....and then how you will do it. Join a club...or just find out when there is a work out program on TV....you can do it....have a plan.

*Business Plan For people who are self employed...if you have used the same old format every year...explore Active Rain for new ideas....things you may want to add or subtract....so that your propsperity can multiply !  If you are not self employed....what more do you want from your career...or a different career....taking classes, working toward a degree, changing an emphasis, creative a speciality. If you do the same things...you get the same result...Shake it up....Open your mind to new opportunities.

* House Plans If you own a home...there are things you have to do for maintenance...make sure that they are on your calendar of events....cleaning gutters, pitching the landscape, tune up the furnace and air conditioning.  We always have other things that may include...changing interior decor, going green with ebergy savings...these need not be expensive....from a can of paint to more efficient light bulbs...positive changes make a difference.

Landscape  Making changes to the exterior....whether you are in a condo and adding that seasonal change of door/planter decor or planting flowers, trees, mulching....berry bushes...or Cosmo and Magic's expansion of their catnip patch....Eye candy for the exterior whether you choose to do it or have it done... enrich the environment, improve  property value, rave reviews from neighbors....

* Charitable Donations - Adopting/Furthering  A Cause  You may choose to adopt an organization or become more involved in an organization you already know....it doesn't have to be "about the money"....it can mean cleaning your closet and donating clothing...finding regular time every month to give to an organization that needs your talents....reading to children, tutoring...helping people with a variety of challenges...

  PARTY PARTY PARTY !!!!   Celebrate your success,...in every aspect of your life...the pounds you lost, the walk you took, the new busines you did, the bathroom you painted, the child you tutored...The flowers you planted....Make the new year the very best it can be...You deserve it !