How to Make 2020 the Year You Achieve Your Dreams

Do you have big dreams about expanding your impact in education? Do you want to find flexible work in education? The new year is the perfect time to take action towards reaching your goals. If you want to make 2020 the year you achieve your dreams, follow these steps to get started:

1. Reflect on 2019

   Consider what went well and what you might want to improve or change in 2020.

2. List your big dreams 

   Write down all the things that you hope to accomplish. Don’t hold back! This is truly a brain dump of all the things you are dreaming about achieving someday.

3. Start setting goals

   There’s a difference between dreams and goals. Dreams can be big and lofty, while goals are targeted and measurable. Go back to your list of dreams and circle the dreams that you could turn into goals.

4. Write goals

   From the dreams you circled, write measurable goals. For example, if your dream was “Become a Children’s Book Author,” your goal might be “Get one children’s book published.”

5. Highlight 2-3 goals to focus on 

   Pick 2-3 goals to focus on in 2020. By choosing a few goals to focus on, you are not letting the other ones go. You are just deciding what you will accomplish first.

6. Plan sub-goals 

   Now break down your big goals into smaller sub-goals. Going back to the children’s book example, your sub-goals might include “join a writing group,” “write a draft of a children’s book” and “find a publisher for the children’s book.”

7. Give yourself deadlines

   This step is crucial. You need to set and hold yourself to deadlines! Otherwise, goals can get lost in the shuffle of life. Set a date by which you will achieve each sub-goal.

8. Accountability

   Accountability looks different for each of us. For some of us, it means having a friend check in with us about our goals. For others, it means scheduling time (to the minute!) to work towards our goals. Find out what works for you and stick to it.

9. Believe you can do it!

   This is the number one most important step! If you don’t believe you can accomplish your goals, you likely won’t work towards them. It’s important to cultivate a mindset where you truly believe you can achieve whatever you want to achieve.

10. Get support

    Want more support towards making 2020 your best year yet? Join my upcoming master class, all about expanding your impact beyond the classroom. Together we can make our dreams come true!

Watch me go through these steps on a recent Facebook Live: