Faith Style

My plans for 2010. I feel very strongly that it is important to have a plan, to write it down and to have faith that the universe will conspire in your favour. For me 2009 was an incredible year for love, for passion and for clarity in direction. Every year as I get older I feel like life gets better and better, I have a greater understanding of who I am, what I want and what I want to say to the world. The one thing that I haven’t been doing and which I think would be very beneficial is conducting an Annual Review, I was inspired to commit to this (starting this year) after reading Chris Guillebeau’s post on the subject.

Taking the cue from the many people who aspire me to be great, I’ve decided to map out my goals for 2010 and share them with you. I think that it’s critical to write them down and even more important to share them because it keeps you accountable and on track to be as successful as you can be. So here it goes, please feel free to share your thoughts and feedback.

Step 1, Gratitude (My List):

I’m grateful for…

• My family who are always by my side.
• My amazing friends.
• My past and what I’ve learned.
• My loving husband.
• My faith that the world is conspiring in my favour. Being a positive person makes a BIG impact on the way my life unfolds.
• The roof over my head.
• My health.
• Being surrounded by inspiring women who push me to new heights.
• The opportunities I have been presented with to take advantage of.
• My job that allows me to live well financially.
• Life, to enjoy and celebrate it everyday.
• Living in Canada and it’s multiculturalism and diversity.
• My passion, without it I would not be pursuing my business.
• The food I eat, others unfortunately do not get to eat a meal everyday.
• My freedom, the ability to do as I wish, when I wish.
• The people with HUGE hearts, without them this world would be a much darker place.
• My ability to learn, a never-ending process that makes me a better person everyday.
• My sight, without it I’d never know the beauty that exists in this world.
• My imagination, because without it I would not know what is possible.
• LOVE, that it exists in every little crevice and that it has the power to change the world.

Step 2, Setting My Intention/Theme for the Year:

2010 is the Year for Communication & Change

Step 3, Identifying My Goals (Clear, Specific & Measurable):

Business

• Create a 25% ROI, spread awareness for my work and draw additional traffic to my site through a successful “Honour Your Style” event which will represent the official launch of my business.
• Increase client base 25% each quarter this year.
• Strengthen Strategic Partnerships by hosting 4 Workshops this year.
• Start a Mastermind Group.
• Commence communicating style tips via video podcasts.
• Hire a Virtual Assistant.
• Make Faith Style more interactive. (Contests, Giveaways to get readers more engaged and posting comments, stories, etc…)
• Start writing my book idea.
• Partner with 3 like-minded clothing boutiques.

Wellness

• Committing to Hot Yoga twice a week.
• Indulge in hour-long walks on Saturday & Sunday.
• Reducing my chocolate intake by 50% while switching to 70% coca as a healthier alternative.
• Meditate 15 minutes daily.
• Journal 7 days a week.

Travel

• Take the long over due trip to Calgary to visit good friends and family.
• Make the long haul to one of my top 5 desired vacation spots (Indonesia, India, Nepal, Africa or Brazil)
• Make my plans for the Camino walk I plan to take for my 30th birthday.

Personal

• Read 24 books this year.
• Enroll and Complete 3 courses this year that are purely to ignite my creativity.
• Purchase my first home.
• Listen to music everyday as I work. It makes me feel great and puts a smile on my face so why the hell not?
• Volunteer my time with a charity that is close to my heart a few hours each month.
• Create a Legacy Project.
• Frame my vision/inspiration board.

Step 4, My Stop Doing List:

• Spending money on small local trips within Canada and the United States so that I can visit foreign soil that is culturally rich.
• Buying books until I finish reading the books in my library (with the exception of Danielle LaPorte and maybe a few others .
• Checking my emails as frequently as I do.
• Working 7 days a week. Friday is now my official day off.
• Having Twitter & Facebook open when I’m writing, I completely agree that it is a major distraction and therefore takes me twice as long to finish what I’ve started.

My words for 2010

Truth Transforms Spirituality

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