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In last post J talked about How to Make A Good New Year Revolution. To stick to the plan and to track the status effectively, J made a 2010 yearly plan. And here J would like to share it with you.
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This template can be divided into 3 parts.

First part is introduction information of your plan, including your name, name of plan, objectives, summary, and completion time.

Second part is task list and time table. You can add rows for more tasks if needed.

Time table is next to task list. in calendar area, weekends are highlighted in orange, and public holiday is highlighted in light green.

Below the calendar there is daily plan and checking area. Due dates are in blue. If tasks are completed on time, then the cells can be changed to green accordingly; if not, you can use red to highlight them. Some tasks are not to be executed everyday, then you can just mark the due date cell blue and leave the rest cells blank.

The last part is monthly review area. It's very import to review regularly according to GTD. Here J set monthly review area for you to check your plan every month, summarize some achievements and tips, and to adjust the plan when needed.

In real practice, J uploaded the plan to Google Docs so that J can check and update the status everywhere.

First half of month of Jan 2010 has passed, and so far J feel very good with this yearly plan. Hope you can also benefit from it and enjoy a productive and happy 2010!

Download J's Yearly Plan Template HERE.
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2010 is just ahead of us, everyone must more or less have some New Year’s Revolution in mind. However, J believes that many people would make a long revolution list at the beginning of the year while keep the wishes unrealized until year end.

How to change the situation? Here J would like to share some tips with you.
  1. Brainstorm: list your wishes as many as you can, in spite of possibilities or categories.
  2. Filter: choose a few wishes from the brainstorm list according to realistic conditions.
    ● Limit the number of wishes: better no more than 10. if most of your wishes are about changing habits, Leo from Zen Habits suggested limit the number to 6, so that you can develop 1 habit every 2 months.
    ● Expend the types of wishes: don’t do similar things all the time which may make you feel boring. And you may easily ignore other aspects of life if you only focus on one area.
    ● Mix easy and hard wishes: you may feel frustrated when you meet too many obstacles.
    ● All in all, when you filter your wish list, please consider both internal and external facts: importance of the wishes, your willingness to achieve them, your own capabilities, financial conditions, network needed, etc.
  3. Plan: Making a plan is not as easy as it sounds like. You should list all possible difficulties you may face, and plan it well to overcome them.
  4. Announce: Tell more people or important people around you, and ask for their help to check your progress. You can also share your plan with you interest groups online or offline.
  5. Implement: just do it. 
  6. Prizes: Give yourself some small gifts when you have made some achievements.
  7. Review: Regularly review your plan. If there are any difficulties, or any unexpected obstacles? if the plan needs to be adjusted according to the real situation? In addition, you will fell motivated when you see your progress during review session, and be more confident to achieve your goal.
This is the last day of 2009 today. Please move and make a good plan for next year! 

Happy New Near! And wish you a productive 2010!
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