Welcome to 2016, the year that you are going to claim your individual power! But how, you ask? Not by making resolutions. Instead, we want to you have 2-3 specific goals that you can achieve this year, goals that enable you to create your best life. Come on, let’s get started.

Spend a few minutes thinking about the following areas of your life (if there are other areas you want to address be sure to include them in the “other” section). For each question, write some notes about what a 10 (your highest aspiration) looks like, feels like, and lives like for each of these areas, which are central to claiming your power. As you answer each question, think about what you want your life to become.

    • If my Self (my personal growth, intellectual stimulation, and health/well being) is at a 10, I will look like…
    • If my Systems (my satisfaction in my work, connection with family/relationships, and sense of community) are at a 10, they will look like…
    • If my Spirit (my sense of meaning and purpose, time in reflection or spiritual practice, and feeling that I matter in the world) is at a 10, it will look like…
    • If my Communication (my ability to articulate my thoughts, listen deeply, and stay in dialogue through times of difference) is at a 10, it will look like…
    • If my Leadership (my willingness to influence my world, my willingness to be influenced by it, and my ability to inspire) is at a 10, it will look like…
  • Other: If my _______________ is at a 10, it will look like…

Now that you have described life at a 10 in each of these areas, use the wheel below to rate your current life in these areas. Use a scale of 1-10, with 1 being totally unsatisfied and 10 being completely satisfied/your highest aspiration (as you just described).

make 2016 your best year ever

If you’re like most of us, you will have a number of areas where the gap between what you want your life to look like and how it actually looks is considerable. Look at the areas where you have lower scores and choose the 2-3 areas you most want to focus on this upcoming year.

These 2-3 areas are the places to start claiming your power.

When you create a list of resolutions you will usually give up on them within days or weeks because they aren’t attached to your true life goals. By choosing the two or three areas that are most important to you, you have the ability to focus on what will have the greatest impact in your quest to be the person you’re meant to be. You’ve got this!