How to start planning your year - 2023
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We are officially in the last six workable weeks of 2022 - how did we even get here?! I feel like this time of the year everyone is in such a rush to get that last bit of goals crushed they set for themselves at the beginning of the year, and while doing that completely freaking out about the next year's goals that are steadily approaching.
If you are anything like me - an avid planner of everything life and business then you and I probably feel the same amount of overwhelmed right now. But don’t worry. Just grab an iced coffee and read about how you can start planning your year.
In the last few years of running my business, I have gone through various trials and errors when it comes to planning so that I don’t feel extremely lost when November finally rolls around.
So here are my tips for getting ahead, be it for personal, business or family these are a few things you can do right now to set up a winning formula to crush your goals and plans for 2023!
So first things first, I am both a digital and physical planner but you can stick to one that flows best for you.
Every year around this time, I sit down and plan out (more or less) how many new clients I will be able to take on for the new year, how many are going to cross over into the new year, all the major quarterly goals I have in mind for my business and then of course when I will be taking a little self-care holiday breaks.
This helps me so much when it comes to booking clients in advance and setting up timelines for projects. It also forces me to plan for holidays ahead of time and pay way less than doing it last minute (who else loves a good deal am I right?). So even though it's a very simple process, it makes a huge difference to my anxiety.
My Beautiful Life Planner
I have always loved having a physical “diary” of sorts to jot down little notes and appointments for all my personal things. This year I finally got the beautifully designed M.Studio Life Planner for next year. Mariaan just knows how to make a stationery lover's heart jump up and down with happiness. You can grab them in various designs here at her amazing shop.
A2 Printed and Laminated Wall Planner
Next up I print out a large A2 yearly planner that gets laminated so I can scribble and adjust to it easily throughout the year. I love having this visually on my wall right next to my workspace so I don’t have to worry when my electronic devices go offline (thanks to load shedding…) so that I am always prepared.
You can grab the calendar I use for 2023 down below if you want to start planning your year with me. I have already begun to set mine up so I am ready to plan my year to make 2023 a little less stressful. So just download it below and let's get planning!
Talk soon!
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