Happy New Year! 2016 is over! 2017 and beyond has now begun. What is your plan? All the confetti has settled and the champagne is done. Will 2017 be just like 2016? I hope not. Let’s make 2017 your best year yet. Let it be creative, eventful, prosperous and fulfilling.
If you haven’t started planning for this year yet (you should have) i want to scold you, but i won't for now. This blog post is for total encouragement. Today is the time to start, it's not too late. It’s never too late. The issue is the longer you wait, the longer the results take. The more opportunities you will miss. The less prepared you are once the opportunities come. Your success depends on you and only you.
I want you to find your creative space, go to it, and begin mapping out 2017 and beyond. What is your end goal? How can you accomplish your goal? Let's take it a week at a time, a month at a time. I want you to break it down into each quarter of the year. You’ll be astonished how the progress will add up. I think we make things too complicated. Take it back to the fundamentals. In grade school when the teacher gave us a project we would grab a blank sheet of paper, and a marker. Then we would sit down at our desk and they would tell us to “Brainstorm”. Make a circle put your goal in it, jot down some words and ideas that coincide with your vision. This has helped me tremendously with my business planning, website planning and photoshoot planning. Get yourself a notebook and start a creative/business journal, carry it with you. Get your ideas on paper. I believe visualizing and seeing your ideas on paper will help you turn them into a reality.
Start thinking about who can help you. Who can help you reach your goal? You can not do it alone. But be careful who you allow into your creative/business space. It’s a total judgement call, so be wise about it. But we all need help. Let everyone around you know what you’re doing, let them know your goals. Do you take photographs, let everyone know you’re a photographer. Do you paint, let let everyone know you’re an artist. Do you sing, let everyone know you sing. I think you get my point. This will help you build your network the community around you.
Don't wait any longer to plan your 2017. Make it your best year yet. Give it all your all, have faith, trust in God and follow the process. Happy New Year!