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COMPLETION FOR 2011
29/12/2011

I am posting you a short exercise for completing 2011 and starting 2012. I have borrowed liberally from other coaching colleagues (who borrowed from colleagues…) and I thank them for it.

“Completion” doesn’t mean that things are finished, or that things are rosy. Rather, completion is about making things whole, or fully letting things be as they are, or as they are not. When something is incomplete, it drains energy from you, and hangs

around like ghosts. When you complete with something, or someone, you take that energy back. You accept (a loss), or celebrate (a win), or you just simply decide to complete the incomplete. Often times, a ritual helps, like burning the worksheet, or popping a champagne bottle. You get to be imaginative.

So, here are some things you can do on your own, or with a friend or partner or coach. It can be a wonderful time to share and be intimate.

COMPLETING THE OLD: 2011

Step One: Looking at all the areas of your life, reflect on 2011.

1. List all of your Wins, Gains, and Breakthroughs.
And mark each one as either Complete or Incomplete.

Next, find a date in which you might want to complete an incomplete item. For example, you finished marathon, but you haven’t completed on the fundraising side. Set Feb 1 to complete that. I sometimes find that with a win or a success, that what completes the win is some kind of ritual to celebrate and acknowledge myself.

2. List all of your Losses, Disappointments, and Breakdowns. (And accept them.)

And again, mark each one to see if you are complete or incomplete, and set a date to complete them. (You might not know HOW to complete, never mind, just set a date.)

Step Two: Look at 6-8 lessons you have learned this past year that you want to carry into 2012.

Remember, when thinking of what to include, that you will want to consciously use these lessons in the coming year.

Here are some examples:
I learned:
• to let go of circumstances I cannot control
• to listen to my own voice and intuition
• to ask for help and support
• to salsa dance and I want more of it next year.

In a coaching session, we could look at this list, refine it and clarify the lessons learned.

CREATING THE NEW — 2012

Step One: Future wins, gains and breakthroughs

• Imagine ahead to December 2012
• Write a list of your Wins, Gains, and Breakthroughs for 2012. Be specific and write them as though they have already happened or they happen routinely.

(For example, “I have a lucrative and satisfying career.”) Look at each area of your life and make the list as long as you like. In your coaching session, we will look at how to make this list happen.

Step Two: Give the year to come a Name.

If next year was a movie, what would it’s title be? Some past names have been: Year of “Life is Delicious!” Year of ”No Kidding"

This process is yours to make your own. Many clients have loved the focus it brings to the New Year and the opportunity to consciously create your life. Make 2012 your most potent, enJOYable year so far!

HANDY WORKSHEET:

COMPLETING THE OLD 2011

Wins, Gains and Breakthroughs for 2011
Complete? Needed to be complete.
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Losses, Disappointments and Breakdowns for 2011
Complete? Needed to be complete.
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5-7 Lessons to Take from 2011 into 2012

CREATING THE NEW 2012

Wins, Gains and Breakthroughs for 2012
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10.

My Name for The Year 2012 is ____________

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