This is the time of year when many people are making resolutions or setting goals for the new year, whether it has to do with getting organized, starting or growing a business, or some other area of life. In this month’s Professional Organizers Blog Carnival, you’ll find lots of great advice for making and achieving your goals.
We received a lot of excellent submissions this month, so here’s a simple list for your reading pleasure:
Audrey Cupo – MANAGING YOUR “TO DO” LIST
Jacquie Ross – Setting SMART goals for New Year’s resolution success
Linda Samuels – Resolutions Revisited
Jane Veldhoven – Finding a Theme for the New Year with Yoga!
Michelle Panzlaff – End Procrastination
Ellen Delap – Setting Your Goals One Step at a Time
Stephanie LH Calahan – Make Your Resolutions/Goals from a Customer/Client Perspective & Grow Your Business Next Year (The 3 Ss)
Ramona Creel – What Do You Want Most This Year?
Lisa Montanaro – Repeat After Me: “I Resolve to Take Action on my New Year’s Resolutions”
Lelah Baker-Rabe – Goal setting: 30 minutes to greatness
Anne Blumer – Eat Frogs and Reach your 2011 Goals
Ann Acquaviva – Five Simple Steps to Achieve Your Goals
Shelley Molitor – Goalsetting is a Hamster Wheel
Elaine Shannon – Planning day for 2011
Jane Woolsey – Setting Goals – Keep it Simple and Achievable!
Deb Lee – Resolutions Are a Waste of Time
Clare Kumar – Starting Your New Year’s Resolution Off On a Positive Note
Thank you to everyone who submitted a post this month, and a warm welcome to those who participated for the first time. I encourage you to read your colleagues’ posts, leave some comments, follow each other on Twitter, and grow your network.
We’re now accepting submissions for February, when our topic will be Motivation. If you’ve already blogged about motivation, feel free to submit your post now! If not, you have until Monday, February 7 to write something, add it to your blog, and take part in the Professional Organizers Blog Carnival.
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I am the proud founder and “Head Mama” of the Smokin’ Hot Mama Club. Now, it’s not what you think! We are spurring a global movement changing the way women treat themselves and each other. I would love to share my personal goal setting system called “Sticky Goals”. It’s simple, so simple my small children use it and experience success in meeting their goals year after year. I invite you to take a look: http://smokinhotmamaclub.com/home/2011/1/1/sticky-goals.html
Loving Life (and wishing you well!),
Pamela
Hi, I saw your blog mentioned at: The Blog Squad and thought I’d take a look. I have about 100 blogs myself but only a few I frequently update. The blog I “plugged” is where I help people attain their goals at: http://secretrulesforattainment.blogspot.com/ I also offer free “`10 Rules Poster” and “I Am a Magnet” poster along with a goals worksheet for 2011 for anyone who visits. I wish you the best in 2011. Ter Scott!
Twitter: LindaSamuels
What a fabulous collection of ideas and tips from these wonderful organizers! Thank you, Janet for putting this together. I know that a lot of people will benefit from these blog posts.
Pamela and Ter, thanks so much for stopping by and sharing your tips and tools for making and achieving goals. Different strategies work for different people, so it’s always great to learn about new approaches.
Linda, thank you for joining our little community! I look forward to reading more of your posts in the future.
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