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50 Point Holiday & Year-End Check List |
| Beth Tabak |
"The stress-free way to enjoy the holidays is to plan, take one step at a time, and have a sense of humor." Beth Tabak
Santa's not the only on who needs a list. Follow in Santa's foot steps. Plan through the end of the year to allow more time for what you love with this 50 Point Holiday & Year-End Check List. This is a guide to save you time and stress, and can be used in conjunction with the Holiday Task List you can pick up at www.startingnowcoaching.com . Change any items that don't apply to what does apply. Thereby you create your own customized map to a personalized stress-free, joyful holiday and a fresh start to the new year.
Getting Started
___ Choose how you will celebrate the spirit of the holiday
___ Create a holiday journal, binder, or file to use with this list and save time in the future
___ Choose your priorities for this holiday season/ year end
___ Choose a theme to stay focused on your priorities
___ Use a holiday task list (pick one up at the website above)
___ Schedule time each week through year end to review your progress
Holiday Tasks
___ Holiday Budget
___ Travel Plans
___ Card List- computerize for future ease
___ Holiday Photos
___ Photos Developed
___ Cards Prepared & Sent
___ Put up tree
___ Decorate Inside
___ Decorate Outside
___ Visit Santa or write a letter
Gifts for:
___ Parents
___ Children
___ Siblings
___ Grandparents
___ In-laws
___ Extended family: nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.
___ Teachers
___ Friends/ Neighbors
___ Church Leader
___ Service Providers: neighborhood police officer, mailman, etc.
___ Donation to Charity
___ Wrap gifts
___ Ship gifts by ____
___ Holiday Menu
___ Plan to volunteer or give to charity or church in the spirit of the holiday
___ Follow through on volunteering or giving
___ Invitations, if needed
___ Plan and make decisions on events, activities, outings, travel, parties, etc.
___ Bake goodies
Year End Tasks
___ What fun activities are a "must" to make your time off extraordinary?
___ Need list- maintain one list to save time and prevent back tracking
___ What do you want to leave in 2004 so as to start fresh in 2005? What needs to be fixed, completed, cleaned out, resolved, etc. by the end of the year in your personal life, business, and home?
Tips to Reduce Stress During the Holidays
___ Decide your priorities and say "no" to anything that does not honor them
___ Keep it simple
___ Eliminate and delegate where possible
___ Let go of perfection
___ Give in a way that makes you feel good about who you are
___ Let go of impressing or competing with anyone
___ Stay within your budget- If money is tight make it simple, fun, and heartfelt.
___ Set boundaries- Decide what you will and will not tolerate and carry out in a compassionate way.
___ Include extreme self-care
___ Give in a way that comes naturally to you vs. what you "should" do
___ Don't take things personally- Get that it is more about them and not you.
___ Know without a doubt that you are uniquely and lovingly created. Allow your light to shine into and upon the world. Don't hide it! Share your exceptional gifts with the world.
Take consistent daily action and skip through the holidays with ease. Create the holiday you keep thinking about... Starting Now!
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| About the Author |
©2004 All rights reserved
Beth Tabak, Houston, TX USA
startingnow@houston.rr.com
Beth Tabak is a Business & Life Coach, columnist, & owner of Starting Now. She is 100% committed to coaching small business owners and professionals to remove limits and create the business and life they keep thinking about. Check out her Beyond Limits TeleAction program at http://www.startingnowcoaching.com.
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Great spirits often meet violent opposition with mediocre minds - Albert Einstein
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