Book Review: Your Best Year Yet!
December 15th, 2013 by Morna
Your Best Year Yet!
Jenny Ditzler
Grand Central Publishing; $13.95
One of my favorite planning resources is Your Best Year Yet! by Jinny S. Ditzler. I have been using this little book for years and recommend it each year. It offers a framework to define your personal values, identify the various roles you play and create goals for those roles. Here are some of Jinny’s questions plus a couple of my own:
- What did I accomplish?
- What were my biggest disappointments?
- What did I learn?
- How do I limit myself and how can I stop?
- What are my goals for next year?
- Where do I need to find education or support to get there?
- How can I make sure I achieve my top goals?
I find one of the most empowering aspects of Jinny’s system is the look at the successes of the year. It allows you focus on your successes and not get weighed down by what did not work. It also lets you get off the treadmill of working on your business to see if you really are on course.
Here is a quote from the book I particularly like: “We must prepare our soil before we’re ready to plant the seeds we want to grow in the new year.”
Look for the book at your favorite book retailer. Here’s a link to www.Amazon.com if you would like to learn more about the book.
Tags: Amazon, business, empowering, Grand Central Publishing, Jenny Ditzler, personal values
Katie said:
I discovered this book several years ago thanks to Morna. It’s wonderful reference, a great way to reflect on the past year and focus your energies for a successful new year. It really enables me to take stock of where I’ve been and where I’d like to go.
Morna said:
Katie, glad you found it valuable. I’ve always liked the simplicity of the system. Plus it works!