As we start this year, each of us is in different circumstances. I rebel against anyone with a “one size fits all” plan that works for everybody. Each of us has a different approach to life and planning. As I do my planning, I spend time learning from others. You can also plan your year in a new way as I share what I do.
Over the past twenty years, I’ve created an annual planning system that works well for me. For the first time, I’ve put together a podcast sharing how I plan my year, along with some free forms, you can use to plan your year.
In this podcast, I include:
- 28+ questions I ask myself each year.
- How I used two one-page forms to review last year, and I plan to change everything this year.
- A “time budgeting” spreadsheet that helps me make a big-picture time budget for the year.
I also describe how I modify and improve my plan for the year as I grapple with life’s hard questions. You can download these forms at www.coolcatteacher.com/annualplan. I will also send these to subscribers in my following newsletter after the release of this show.
😊 NOTE: Please forgive me. As I relistened to the show, I realized I got confused on some of my question numbering. I have included all my questions with the correct numbering on today’s show’s free handouts. The numbers are correct there!
This week's show
People often ask me how I plan my year and get so much done. In this episode, I’m sharing how and giving you access to the forms I use.
If you wonder about my context, I’m a busy mom of three (two are out of the house now, yippee!), a 21-year classroom teacher, author, blogger, podcaster, speaker, children’s and adult teacher at church, and I sing in the choir. Oh, and I make homemade sourdough cinnamon rolls that my friends and family enjoy and workout five times a week. In 2022, I learned to walk again, literally. I’ve learned so much through hardships and heartache, but the best thing is finding joy in the journey, spiritual peace, and time with those I love most. I hope this show also helps you do that—blessings to you, dear listener.
I look forward to hearing from you!
🐱Vicki
Show Notes
Resources:
- ⭐ Download my personal annual planning forms at www.coolcatteacher.com/annualplan
- “Be More Successful: New Harvard Research Reveals a Fun Way to Do It” by Shawn Achor
Books I Recommend in This Show:
- All It Takes is a Goal: The 3-Step Plan to Ditch Regret and TapInto Your Massive Potential by Jon Acuff
- Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, and Emily Gregory
- Necessary Endings: The Employees, Businesses, and Relationships That All of Us Have to Give Up In Order to Move Forward by Dr. Henry Cloud
- The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
- Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones by James Clear
- Work Clean: The Life-Changing Power of Mise-en-Place to Organize Your Life, Work, and Mind by Dan Charnas
- Building Your Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential by Tiago Forte
- Your Best Year Ever: A 5-Step Plan for Achieving Your Most Important Goals by Michael Hyatt (This is on Kindle Unlimited for those of you who subscribe to that!)
Transcript
For this show, I did not provide a transcript. If you are interested in an automatically generated one, please email me at vicki at cool cat teacher dot com.
Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored podcast episode.” The company who sponsored it compensated me via a cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
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