{"id":1153,"date":"2017-01-06T06:50:09","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T11:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=1153"},"modified":"2017-01-06T02:29:32","modified_gmt":"2017-01-06T07:29:32","slug":"week-121-new-year-new-view-what-are-you-looking-toward-in-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=1153","title":{"rendered":"Week #121 &#8211; New Year, New View!  (What are you looking toward in 2017?)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1154\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Sunrise-A.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1154\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1154\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Sunrise-A-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Sunrise-A.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Sunrise-A.jpg?w=320&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1154\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunrise (photo credit: Grace Church)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Week #121 &#8211; New Year, New View! \u00a0(What are you looking toward in 2017?)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Happy New Year, Tribe &#8212; and Happy First Friday of 2017!!!<\/p>\n<p>As I mentioned <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=1149\">last week,<\/a> I hope you made some time over the holidays to look back at the year we just completed and CELEBRATE the things that went right.<\/p>\n<p>And, I hope you have a plan in place to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=792\">keep track <\/a>of the good stuff that will come your way in the year ahead. \u00a0Because we are already well on our way!<\/p>\n<p>January is a natural time to look ahead and set new goals, focus on new targets, and dream new dreams for the year ahead. \u00a0There are many thought leaders\u00a0who say that the best time to do this is in November &#8212; before the holidays &#8212; so you can hit the ground running in January. \u00a0Well &#8212; I&#8217;m hearing from plenty of people who are just NOW turning their attention to the year ahead. \u00a0So if you&#8217;re just getting started &#8212; you are not alone!<\/p>\n<p>Here is a collection of tools that might help jump start your thinking! \u00a0(And if you have a favorite tool or technique you use, please share it with me and I&#8217;ll add it to the list!)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>YOUR &#8220;ONE WORD&#8221; &#8212;\u00a0Two or three years ago I ran across a little red book called\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.getoneword.com\/\">The ONE WORD That Will Change Your Life<\/a>. \u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">The gist is this: while contemplating the year ahead &#8212; and\u00a0working\u00a0through a few questions (in the PDF on the website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.getoneword.com\/\">www.getoneword.com<\/a>) &#8212; you come up with ONE WORD that encapsulates what you want the year to mean to you. \u00a0Then, you make a plan to keep it front and center to live out daily. \u00a0What ONE WORD would you like to make your focus for 2017?<\/span><\/li>\n<li>David Allen (author of <a href=\"http:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/\">Getting Things Done<\/a>) offers a series of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidco.com\/newsletters\/archive\/0112.html\">&#8220;Year-End Review&#8221;<\/a> questions on his website that prompt you to &#8220;complete and remember&#8221; the year behind &#8212; and &#8220;create&#8221; the year ahead. \u00a0<span class=\"Apple-style-span\">(The link is from a previous year so just modify the years to 2016\/2017.) \u00a0You can move through this list quickly with first thoughts &#8212; or spend lots of time really unpacking things. \u00a0What would you like to create for yourself in 2017?<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Another favorite is the &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/betterme.org\/cleansweep.html\">Clean Sweep Assessment<\/a>&#8221; &#8212; a more mathematical measurement of personal satisfaction in four key areas of our lives: physical environment, personal well-being, money, and relationships. \u00a0How do you tally up?<\/li>\n<li>And, of course, there is always traditional goal-setting &#8212; taking a dream and using the &#8220;SMART&#8221; acronym to break it down into: Specific, Measurable, Achievable,\u00a0Relevant, and Time-Bound action steps. \u00a0Just remember to put a little <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=268\">WHY behind your WHAT<\/a> &#8212; and consider and even SMART-ER approach <span class=\"Apple-style-span\">by adding EMOTION and RESULT to the mix by asking WHY? \u00a0(&#8220;So that I can FEEL&#8230;&#8221; and &#8220;So that I can achieve\/accomplish\/acquire\/arrive at\/accept&#8230;etc.&#8221;)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Your Happyness Challenge for the week ahead:<\/strong>\u00a0It is a NEW YEAR and a NEW VIEW! \u00a0What are you looking toward in 2017? \u00a0Take some time this weekend to think about the year ahead. \u00a0What are your\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-style-span\">goals, dreams, aspirations, and visions? \u00a0Where do you want to be next year this time? \u00a0What is your WHY?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">And again, if you have a favorite reflection or goal-setting tool that you use, please share it with me in the comments or via email. \u00a0And if there is some way that I can help you set a goal that will Spread Happyness to you or someone you love, please let me know that too!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Make voyages! \u00a0Attempt them! \u00a0There in nothing else!&#8221; \u00a0(Tennessee Williams)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Spread Happyness<\/strong>\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0share your dreams, goals, aspirations, or favorite tools in the comments!<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><em>1\/6\/16 by Grace Church<br \/>\n<\/em><em>\u00a9 Grace Church<br \/>\ngrace@spreadhappyness.com<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Week #121 &#8211; New Year, New View! \u00a0(What are you looking toward in 2017?) 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