{"id":1661,"date":"2018-01-12T19:48:04","date_gmt":"2018-01-13T01:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/?p=1661"},"modified":"2019-05-17T13:05:18","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T18:05:18","slug":"4-steps-planning-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/2018\/01\/12\/4-steps-planning-year\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Steps to Planning the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"sunset<\/a>by Lydia Floren<\/p>\n

I am a planner.\u00a0 Not in the “control freak” kind of way, just in the wanting-to-be-intentional-about- life way.\u00a0 So, the new year is an important time for me.\u00a0 Toward the end of the year, I start to think about where I have been, where I am going, and how best to get there.\u00a0 In January, I typically set aside a day or two to review and\u00a0 make some specific plans for the coming year.\u00a0 What does that look like for me?\u00a0 Well, it is different every year. Some years I am more detailed, others I just sketch out a more general framework. But my planning process always seems to involve these four steps:<\/p>\n

Four Steps to Planning the Year:<\/h3>\n
    \n
  1. Reflect<\/li>\n
  2. Review<\/li>\n
  3. Refocus<\/li>\n
  4. Revise<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Reflection:<\/h3>\n
      \n
    • What happened in the last year?\u00a0 Events? Relationships? Commitments? Life situations?<\/li>\n
    • How have I seen God working in these things?<\/li>\n
    • How have I grown? What have I learned?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Review:<\/h3>\n
        \n
      • What were my goals\/priorities\/commitments from last year?\n
          \n
        • Life goal:<\/li>\n
        • Other goals:<\/li>\n
        • Priorities:<\/li>\n
        • Permanent commitments:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
        • How has my time spent in the last year, aligned with my life goals, priorities, commitments?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Refocus:<\/h3>\n
            \n
          • Ask God, “What is Your perspective of what has happened in the last year?”<\/li>\n
          • Are there any goals\/priorities\/commitments I need to change\u00a0 or moving forward?<\/li>\n
          • Are there specific plans that need to be revised? Ditched? Formulated?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Revise:<\/h3>\n
              \n
            • What do I see as the best strategy to achieve my goals in the coming year? \u00a0In two years? In 5 years?<\/li>\n
            • How does that translate into how I use my time on a daily\/weekly\/monthly basis?<\/li>\n
            • What will help me to keep my life aligned with these goals\/plans?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              During this process, I continue to pray and seek God\u2019s guidance, insight, and wisdom in each of these steps.\u00a0 And, at the end, I just give my new plans and schedule to God, and ask Him to show me what revisions need to be made.<\/p>\n

              What is your approach to planning?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              by Lydia Floren I am a planner.\u00a0 Not in the “control freak” kind of way, just in the wanting-to-be-intentional-about- life way.\u00a0 So, the new year is an important time for me.\u00a0 Toward the end of the year, I start to think about where I have been, where I am going, and how best to get […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[467,398],"tags":[240,246],"class_list":["post-1661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-finding-direction","category-planning","tag-new-year","tag-planning"],"yoast_head":"\n4 Steps to Planning the Year - Belovedlove<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/2018\/01\/12\/4-steps-planning-year\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"4 Steps to Planning the Year - 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