*** Making Your Year a Success

The end of the year is a time to evaluate the past year's accomplishments and disappointments. It is also when many people and organizations begin creating strategies for the New Year. Our recommendation is that you spend time evaluating the past year and learn the valuable lessons from your successes and from your disappointments. These lessons can provide great insight as you move towards setting goals. We also, spend time, with our clients looking at what roadblocks have been in the way over the past year, for them or for the team. nnGoals should be set based on your values, your lessons learned and a clear and positive mindset for moving forward. Focus this year on your top 10 priorities. Write goals that are SMART: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time Bounded. With SMART goals you can track your progress and see your success. Selecting the top ten helps you stayed focus on what's really important. Keep your plan in front of you and work it. Creating a new plan for the year is a great first step towards creating the success that you want. Working the plan and making it happen is the real key to producing the results that you want. nnBreak down your goals each month at least and even better is each week. Establish a system of accountability. Most people start out the year with a great plan and great strategy and as the year moves on, they lose focus and the plan drifts. Our coaching provides you with the ongoing support and accountability to produce results. Call us, we would love to support your success in 2006 through one of our established programs or a custom designed program. nnReviewing the accomplishments of the year is an opportunity to revisit all of the successes that you've had. Accomplishments give us energy for continuing to move forward. And we can see how far we have already moved in creating great success. Here at Compass Rose Consulting, LLC we've had many great successes this year and we're sharing some here with you: n

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• Started an email newsletter n
• Added new clients n
• Added new programs n
• Started the Best Year Yet Introductory workshop, each month n
• Joined several new networking groups: 24-7 Networking, BNI, ISBOG, WCBS880 Small Business Network n
• Finished a Best Year Yet Team program with a non-profit organization n
• Attended the Best Year Yet conference in Amsterdam & Denver n
• Initiated a new program called the Small Business Success Institute to provide excellent service to small businesses n
• Completed Action Plan Marketing with Robert Middleton n
• Completed Coach training with Comprehensive Coaching U n

nAnd personally, completed the adoption of our second daughter, traveled to China to finalize her adoption and transitioned to a larger family. nnI continue to be focused on building a successful coaching business and am excited as it continues to grow, with new clients, new programs, and a book coming out soon!nnThe lessons I've learned....nIn addition to continuously looking at our accomplishments it is also a time to glean the lessons from both the accomplishments and disappointments. I continue to learn and sometimes relearn the most important lessons. A few of mine are: n

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• Vision is essential -- a clear and compelling vision moves me forward n
• Commitment -- I have to be totally committed n
• Focus on the plan -- keep the plan in front of me and keep focused on the priorities n
• Build relationships -- they are the key to success in business n
• Follow-up, follow-up, follow-up..... n
• Live life exuberantly, balance business and family n
• Family is a priority, make time and spend meaningful time ...n

nWhat lessons have you learned this year? Use your own wisdom to create powerful guidelines for the future.nnPlan for ResultsnFor the past 30+ years I have worked with people and helped them create the results that they wanted or needed in their life. The Best Year Yet program provides businesses and individuals with such a simple process for producing results. As I develop my business and look at other products and services I keep coming back to the simplicity and effectiveness of the Best Year Yet program. I work my plan each month and it continues to develop my business and keep me balanced. And I witness it producing amazing results for the clients I work with. nnIdentifying priorities and staying focused on them each week and month produces the results that I want and need. When you develop goals, make sure they are SMART: n

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• Specific n
• Measurable n
• Attainable n
• Relevant n
• Time Bounded n
• And inspiring! n

nWrite your goals down and track your progress each week and/or month. Celebrate your accomplishments and continue to learn from what you are proud of and what disappoints you.