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It's that time of year when people are reflecting on the past, envisioning the future, making resolutions, and asking deep questions.

I a previous post I shared someone's recommendation that we think in terms of Results, Not Resolutions. I agreed enough that I posted it.

Then I got an email from someone I've worked with this past year with excellent results while working directly with him and afterward - that's the sign of a great coach or consultant. What they teach gets absorbed, integrated, and used by the coachee far into their future. Thank you, Curtis.

Before I hand the baton to Curtis, I want to suggest you use his questions or any that inspire and motivate you on special occasions in addition to, or instead of at the New Year, like your birthday, a different new year's beginning like Rosh Hashanah or the Chinese New Year, the day you started your business, or some other day that holds special significance for you.

Keep your answers handy so you can read them on a down day... Whatever the reason, whatever the cause ( you're tired; sick; just got 'bad news' which means you just haven't had a chance to see the silver lining yet) whatever the reason you're in a fear storm; questioning yourself, your vision, mission, and purpose; having doubts about your abilities, talents and strengths.

Trust me, even the most energetic, positive, optimistic, confident among us have these moments.

It's in those moments we need to remember who we really are, why where really here and what we're here to do.

So let Curtis' questions inspire you to go deep within, to touch your very heart and soul. Capture in writing or maybe make an audio or video recording of yourself sharing your deepest truths so you can tap into them on a rainy day.

Here's Curtis' last email for 2009.

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Happy Last Day of 2009!

I wanted to write to wish you a Happy New Year and encourage you to take some time to think about what you accomplished in past year and where you're going in the next one.

Of course, you can do that any time of year. But because of the structure of the calendar (one year ending, another beginning), there's an energy of reflection and creation in the air that you can take advantage of.

These questions are something I designed for my subscribers to help them assess 2009 and plan for 2010. I hope you find them valuable, and I'd love to talk to you about them if you feel like sharing. Enjoy!

1. Most valuable lesson from 2009?

2. How will you apply that lesson in 2010?

3. If you could go back to the beginning of 2009 and give yourself one piece of advice, what would it be? 4. How will you apply that advice in 2010? 5. Who are the people who had the greatest impact on your life in 2009? 6. Who are the people you had the greatest impact on in 2009? 7. Who are the people you intend to have a powerful positive impact on in 2010?

8. Who will you ask for support from in 2010?

9. What was your greatest experience in 2009?

10. What would you like your greatest experience in 2010 to be? 11. What unexpected gifts or blessings did you receive in 2009? 12. Where did you push your comfort zone in 2009? 13. Where will you push your comfort zone in 2010? 14. Top 3 achievements in 2009? 15. If you were to start a quest and change the world in some way in 2010, what would that look like? 16. What's one of your greatest strengths and how will you use it in 2010?

17. What's one of your most challenging weaknesses and how will you get help overcoming it in 2010? 18. Top 3 goals for 2010? 19. For each of your 2010 goals, what benchmark would you like to reach in the next month?

20. What structures will you put into place in 2010 to make sure you follow through on your plans and reach your benchmarks?

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By the way, if you own my "Control Your Eating" CD, listen to the bonus track on there called "S.M.A.R.T.E.R. Goal-Setting: Making Your New Year's Resolutions Stick." It walks you through a powerful process for setting and achieving any goal -- a great tool to use with these 20 questions.

And if you don't own that CD, you can get it here (directly from the

publisher): http://www.createspace.com/Customer/EStore.do?id=1735666

Or from Amazon (with free shipping): http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001NXBZNY/garrisonfinish/

Also, I just received my new Financial Alchemy workbook for 2010! I used the workbook for 2009, and loved it (obviously, or I wouldn't have purchased it again). If you'd like to learn more, visit:

http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?af=1110514

(Click on "Alchemy Store" and it's the second item in the list.)

May 2010 be the happiest, most successful year of your life yet!

Peace & Passion,

Curtis

203-659-6636

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Curtis G. Schmitt

Peaceful Productivity Specialist

203-659-6636

http://www.TurnOnToLife.com

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