Part 1: Get to know yourself right now
Part 1
Part 1: Get to know yourself right now
Welcome to the start of your new year! We’re so glad you’re here! Through this video series, you’ll clear your mind, set your focus, and move into 2022 with confidence. Together, we’re breaking down the PowerSheets Prep Work into five easy sections to help you uncover goals that really matter to you so you can use your time well in the year ahead.
Get ready to dig into pages 1-9 with Lara in this first video. If you’re looking for closed captioning, select the “CC” button in the lower right corner of the video to turn them on!
YOUR TURN: How do you feel about turning the page on 2021 and starting a new year? Comment below – we can’t wait to cheer you on!
This year already feels like the past. It’s time for a fresh start! I’ve use the planner for 2020 & 2021. I think I’ve learned to not overwhelm myself with too many goals per year. I think I’ll stick to 3-4 and if need be I can always go back and add more.
It worked well for me in 2021 to set 4 year-long goals, leaving space to have a few different quarterly goals as the year progressed. That made sense to my brain and left me not trying to go after too many things. And different seasons have different opportunities and need a different focus.
That’s so great! I love the idea of combining annual and quarterly goals. You’re right—the things that come up in seasons don’t have to be detractors from the long term work. Thanks so much for that!
Love that Melissa! That’s what I did, too!
This year wasn’t nearly as productive as I had hoped it would be and it seemed to vanish before my eyes! However, I am choosing to focus on what I DID accomplish and build on that for 2022!
Yes, Scarlett! We can’t change the past but we can reframe how we think about it and use it as fuel for the future 🙂
Please share what fires you up! I love fall leaves and listening to them fall.
I love working on my back yard garden, planting perennials and learning more about plants through my Master Gardener course.
I’m blown away by Master Gardeners! I love my tiny little garden and hope to grow it and my knowledge and harvest this year <3
Hey Marian, I listed so many things, but one was community and feeling connected like I’m contributing to others, especially women! Yes to strong girl friendships!
Getting outdoors, coffee shops, and sunrises
Watching my kids soar, hiking, creating something new (cooking, crochet, quilting….), organizing a space, spotting kindness in action
I love seeing God answer prayers and looking at the stars.
i feel Hopeful and ready to move forward
I am ready for this! I started journaling this past month and I cannot wait to set some goals and see them met! Something that fires me up is a clean flat surface! Going to work on my kitchen table right now. Thank you!
Love this, Sherryl!
I am the same way. Getting things cleaned and organized fires me up!
I am eager to start a new year!!
Ooooh I am feeling a little discouraged thinking about the new year. I’m thankful for the progress I made in many ways big and small in 2021 but have learned how little I have control over and had some relationships fall apart over the past year from me setting boundaries that were important for my family. It all feels so overwhelming and I am thankful to take time this week to really pray and reflect on the new year.
Thinking of you, Amanda! That is hard but worthy work!
Sending you love, Amanda. I too, want to really incorporate prayer and reflection as I consider the new year and how I move forward <3 🙂
I am ready for new changes and looking forward to the new year!
So looking forward to 2022! Beginning with the Fall, this time of year always fires me up for new posibilities and I’m looking forward to learning more about myself and correcting those things holding me back!
That’s so good, Audrey!!
Yes! Fall and winter fire me up for a fresh new start, too! I always say Fall cleaning instead of spring cleaning because fall is when I get my energy to make massive changes lol
Feeling overwhelmed with what I want to see come to fruition in 2022 so really trying to slow down and walk through this prep intentionally without any rush or striving.
Yes, Tara!!
Thank you so much for adding closed captioning to your videos! It’s so appreciated!
I’m so glad, Mary!
I feel hopeful for 2022. A few things are coming together and I am looking forward to reflecting on what worked or didn’t for me in 2021. It is so great to have the PowerSheets system, it really feels like an anchor for me, keeping me grounded and not spiralling away but still leaving space to dream! All the best to everyone xx
Beautiful, Dorothy!
This has been a brutal year. Harder than last year. But I have survived it. And I continue to survive. I am HOPEFUL for 2022.
YES, Krys! Yes, you did! So glad you are feeling hopeful!
I’m hoping 2022 has some successful goals. I’ve lived too long without specific goals and am ready to have some attainable goals. My box from Cultivate What Matters just arrived today. I can’t wait to open it and get started!
I always love the renewal of a new year! I feel hopeful that this coming year brings joy, calmness, and great memories!
I concur with the feeling of renewal and a fresh new start. Always so thankful for that come December!
YAY! So excited for 2022! I can’t wait to see what the next year brings. <3
This is my second year doing this! Last year when I filled out these sheets I was skeptical that I would not need/want to do them again the next year I could just refer to the same pages. But I didn’t look back and I highly suggest others don’t look back. Just write from your heart/brain in its present state now. This was such a good start to my first week settled in my new home and my first week in my life of being officially done with school. I am excited for the new chapter ahead.
Wow, Karine, I love this! Each year is new and I’m thrilled you’re giving yourself a fresh start 🙂
Totally agree, Karine! To answer authentically from where we are and who we are now versus last year! If I looked back, I would definitely find more things to add that weren’t top of my mind already so obviously, don’t need a place as one of the most important things moving forward <3
I’m ready! I gave myself grace the last year because of having a new baby. But we’re adjusted and I’m ready to make lasting changes.
YAY, congratulations Erin! What a beautiful (but difficult) change. I’m so hoping this is in my future one day <3
This year was so productive in some really big ways, so a lot of smaller things fell by the wayside. Buying a car and moving are goals that require a ton of time and I am so proud of myself for accomplishing those huge milestones. However, I am looking forward to getting back to some smaller, more habit type goals in 2022!
Love that reflection, Hannah!
Ahhhhh! I’m so not ready why does life go so fast? I took last year off to try and get my life together and yes it’s less rocky than the end of last year but I’m still not as stable as I want to be. my mind is in shambles as is my life. mess everywhere and no way out.
One step at a time, Anita. It sounds trite, but it’s true. Start small! Tackle one tiny thing or mess and then move on from there.
Beautiful reminder, Emily. My word for 2022 is “slowly” because in 2021 I tried to rush progress and move into the next chapter of my life and made a lot of mistakes trying to force progress to happen when I wanted it. In 2022, I want to get back to trusting the timing of my life, and God’s plan, letting things unravel slowly, as they intend to. Letting myself feel gratitude for where I am and what I have instead of the push I felt all of 2021 to be elsewhere, better, and have better/do better/ be better. That’s so much pressure to put on ourselves, it leads to disappointment. I hope a gentler, slower approach to progress in 2022 helps cultivate gratitude and the creation of a solid foundation for the future I hope you have one day.
Sending you love Anita and hoping you find some comfort in this idea of starting slowly, small, and not trying to change it all at once.
I am having trouble staying present. There’s still time left to make progress on a goal or two, but I keep wanting this year to be over so I can start fresh.
That is so understandable, Patricia. I’d pick just 1 thing or habit to focus on in the next few weeks as you also look ahead to the new year!
Feeling excited, but very anxious about this next year. So many things have happened this year–good and… not great. 2022 begins with supporting a parent through cancer treatment, as well as the end-stretch of preparing to give birth to my first baby at the end of Q1… a rollercoaster of emotions, to be sure.
Oh Emily, it sounds like you have a big quarter ahead! I thought you might like this blog post – hope it’s helpful! https://cultivatewhatmatters.com/blogs/cwm/goal-setting-when-pregnant-or-as-a-new-mom
Things that fire me up, most people would find weird.
I’m super geeky and that fires me up!
The things that make us weird are often the things that make us great! And allow us to connect with others! 🙂
I’m excited about next year!! Looking forward to growing and gaining more insight into how I grow best.
So good, Julia!!
I had my son in 2021 and am so excited about the growth and learning to come in 2022. This is my first year using powersheets and I’m so excited for the growth, reflection and celebrations to come! I want to really spend 2022 solidifying/creating family traditions and maintaining a clean and healthy home for my child to grow up in.
This is beautiful, Brittany! Cheering you on!
I felt like I struggle and conquer many things this year. I got out of my comfort zone and tried a lot of new things like Embroidery and taking a Pure Barre class and visited a place like California which I never thought I would haha. But it’s been really fun and excited about what 2022 has in store for me, hopefully, more a peaceful mind and breaking old habits!
This is wonderful, Clonia! Love these reflections!
I’m excited to start the new year. I’m ready to keep working on my goals and seeing the little by little progress keep adding up.
Excited for you, Ria! Good to see you here! 🙂
I feel good about turning the page on 2021! Time to think about do-able goals for 2022.
I love the planning phase. I am always encouraged and hopeful during this part. I am looking forward to working on planning for big long term goals this year. I tend to be better at establishing and maintaining small habits. I would like to get better at creating vision for the future – 3 or 5 year goals.
I love the planning phase, too 🙂
I’m feeling really positive about the new year!
Love hearing this, Lily!
I am so excited to wrap up 2021 and begin mapping out my goals for 2022.
Feeling the same way!
Me too, Shoshana!
I’ve had so many goals on repeat in my head, so it’s wonderful to get them on paper and start mapping out how to reach them.
Yes, me, too!!
I’m ready for 2022! I just started using PowerSheets 5 months ago and I’m making really good progress on my goals. I’m so excited to see what 2022 has in store!
That is so wonderful to hear, Lauren!!
I’ve purchased PowerSheets in 2020, 2021, and now 2022. I was off to a good start with prior to COVID. Now, I’m trying to make a process for checking and completing them so I get their full value this year.
Love that, Tiffany! You might find this post helpful: https://cultivatewhatmatters.com/blogs/cwm/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-powersheets
I am SO ready for 2022. I lost both my parents at the beginning of 2021 and I am so excited to have a fresh start!
Oh Meredith, I’m so sorry to hear that. Wishing you the very best fresh start.
I was kind of at a loss at first with “ what is your passion” I was thinking “pie in the sky” . But I think I have it now. I think you are asking more in relation to the coming year what are you passionate about making your goals for 2022? Is that right? I am totally new to this my first time. Janice
Hi Janice! The prompt is open ended, but the question is about what fires you up in your everyday life, not necessarily specifically related to your goals. There are some great examples of how other people have filled this page out in the gallery!
Thanks
Where is the gallery?
I think it’s in the right margin on this page. Scroll down to see it 🙂
It’s been a tough couple of years for more reasons than just the pandemic! I’m hopeful that 2022 will be better than 2021!
This past year was not as productive as I had hoped. I grew on some goals but not others. Time to refocus.
I am so excited to be thinking 2022. It has been a rough year to even think goals, we have been dealing with a lot with the oldest generation of our family (both mine and my husband’s). A lot has been done with having to give up anything to do with ourselves. I am praying that God gives this year time to grow. I need it after this last year of feeling stuck and no time to myself.
Always excited to continue refining my sense of what’s important and figuring out how to live like it! 2021 was my first year with PowerSheets, and the idea that the way we spend our days is the way we spend our lives was really powerful for me.
I am hopeful about the year ahead but also overwhelmed by all that I want to accomplish. I find myself sometimes feeling anxious and hope to find clarify/direction for the upcoming year. I am mostly ready for 2021 to be over!!
2021 was a year of grief and survival. There was great beauty in the year and in the grief but I am definitely ready to turn the page and to start to figure out who this person is I see in the mirror after 2021 stripped away the fluff. I’m ready to discover passions, dream again, and move forward with creating our life and not just drifting.
Love this so much, Marquette! 2021 had a whole lot of unexpected grief, loss, and sadness for me, too. At one point, I felt so disconnected from my hopeful, future-looking self I usually am, there was just so much grief in the moment. Looking forward to 2022 being a time to dream again while building a solid foundation to move forward with since some of my foundation was shaken up with the losses. Wishing you so much luck and love that 2022 becomes all you hope it to be, full of dreaming, living, and intentional action forward. We are powerful, and there is beauty in those who have lived through heartbreak.
2021 was such a hard year. I am feeling hopeful and eager for a fresh start and grateful for the accountability and guidance I think this will offer, as it’s my first year using PowerSheets. Thank you!
I am feeling BEYOND ready for a fresh new start and clean slate. Really looking forward to renewal and a revived energy to work towards what really matters in a smaller way. 2021 had a lot of unexpected grief and loss. All while trying so hard to make major goals happen. And some major progress did happen but at a cost. While looking so desperately towards the future I want, I made some mistakes (like losing gratitude for the present, overspending, and making some rash decisions trying to grow quicker than was reasonable.) I hope 2022 is a time to reacquaint myself with the slow living lifestyle I desire, to practice daily gratitude for where I am and what I have, to simplify my lifestyle, and to slowly build a solid foundation for the future I want instead of trying to rush and make it happen right now without a proper foundation under it. <3
I’m super excited for 2022. This year, was less than perfect (as life always is) but I didn’t get the opportunity to use my PowerSheets like I would’ve wanted to (or a planner) due to my family moving and just life itself. So I’m really excited to get back on track and get back to things that are important to me and make me feel like myself!
I’m excited for 2022 – mainly because I just discovered PowerSheets and placed my first order ever! I’m pumped and more than ready to begin! I’ve heard way too many great things about this system to not jump on board 🙂
I hate being a Debbie Downer, but I don’t know what fires me up. And I’m not sure how to figure that out.
I am new, cant wait to get started!
Ok this is my 6th year with Powersheets and I am always blown away that when I come to the prep work, new things, or a new twist on old things always seem to emerge!
I felt that all but one of my 2021 goals went really well (not perfectly, but great progress!) and I’m excited to work though and see how this year’s goals develop.
Lastly, I really enjoyed Lara’s encouragement to do something about one of the things that fire us up. MUSIC fires me up, especially choral music, so I closed my eyes, turned on Vivaldi’s “Gloria” and let myself listen on full blast in my earbuds. I feel so fired up now. Truly!
Honestly? A bit anxious. It seems like each yearly page turn brings something new to worry about and deal with. And time just keeps going faster and faster it feels. I am hopeful though, and excited about this new planner I was gifted.