One of the wisest end-of-the-year practices that has always served me well is to make a list of my successes from that year before creating my goals or resolutions for the new year.  

We rarely take the time to celebrate and savor all we've accomplished before moving on to the next thing on our eternal "to do" list.

Right now, I encourage you to think of all your 2013 successes. Make it a mix of professional and personal triumphs that you are most proud of. Include the successes of lessons learned from mistakes or disappointments.

Write them down and give thanks. Share the top three with someone you care about and invite them to do the same. (It just might become your new Thanksgiving tradition!) 

This simple, conscious practice will not only make you feel good but it will also give you the confidence and focus you need to achieve your 2014 goals.

My top three 2013 successes are:

1. Shared my empowering message with many more people this year, including a thousand students at Life University, corporate leaders and emerging leaders at the NEW Leadership Summit in Los Angeles, and GE.
2. Voted Member of the Year for the Georgia chapter of the National Speakers Association, where I love to serve on the board as vice president of marketing. 
3. Spent about 10 weeks at my beach home, playing with family and friends and dogs, and working from my LA (Lower Alabama!) office.

What's on your success list? Share it on my Facebook page or reply back to me. I love hearing from you!