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BlueSky 2025 Yearly Planning Tool

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As we step into 2025 remember: 

We are seeking progress, not perfection

This year can be AMAZING, without being PERFECT!

So, let’s set out a plan for progress.

Looking Back at 2024:

What are the top 5 events / moments that happened in your life this past year? 

Pro Tip: Look back at the photos on your phone.

Looking Forward to 2025:

Reflecting on the top 5 events or moments from last year … who can you call or send a text of thanks to as you enter this New Year?

What rhythms or rituals from 2024 do you want to…

Continue:

Stop:

Start:

BlueSky Dreams

Zoom Out to look at 2025 and describe one or two aspirational dreams for each:

  • My Faith:
    (IE: I want to feel closer to God than any other year of my life.)
  • My Family:
  • My Field of Employment:
  • My Friends:
  • My Finances:
  • My Fitness:
  • My Fun:

Zoom In on each area of your life and choose a measurable action step or goal that can help you make progress toward your aspirational dreams for the year 2025:

  • My Faith:
  • (IE: I will spend the first 30 minutes of every morning in prayer and meditation.)
  • My Family:
  • My Field of Employment:
  • My Friends:
  • My Finances:
  • My Fitness:
  • My Fun:

If you want your BlueSky Dreams
to become a reality in 2025,
you will need some
aspiration + action
to get you there.

BlueSky Box – One Big Goal!

Start by answering the question in the “In One Year” box.

For example… “I / We will be debt free, because I / We are working a new financial plan.”

Then go to the “In One Day” box. What can you do today, if you want to reach your One Year Goal?  (be debt free a year from now)

Then go to the “In One Week” box. What would you need to do in the next week to move towards your One Year Goal?  (a debt free life)

Then go to the “In One Month” box. If you did this for the next 12 months, you would be in a good position to celebrate your One Year Goal. (to be debt free)

Finally, choose a word or phrase for 2025 that will guide you this year by looking back at your answers and noticing themes that emerge. 

We would love to cheer you on as you make plans for 2025!

Please share your BlueSky Dreams with us on Instagram @blueskylifeplans

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BlueSky 2024 Reflection

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What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

When considering the entire year it can be quite overwhelming, and little moments can be forgotten or blurred out by the bigger moments. 

So, let’s look back at some daily snapshots:

What are the most important moments from this year?

10 Questions

Here are 10 questions that will help you bring the important moments from this past year into focus.

Pro Tip: To refresh your memory, look through your 2024 calendar or the photos on your smartphone.

  1. What are 2-3 things you’re proud of accomplishing this year?
  2. What is something that surprised you this year?
  1. Who made you laugh the most this year?  
  1. Where did you experience loss or sadness this year?
  2. Who was encouraging to you this year?
  3. When did you experience great peace this year? 
  1. What stretched you this year?
  2. Write about what you wish you’d made time or space to do.
  3. Where have you seen God at work in your life this year?
  1. Picture yourself at a New Year’s Eve Party where everyone is asked to share one 2024 photo from their phone. Which photo would you choose? Why? 

BONUS: Share your 2024 reflections with a trusted person.

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Reading Books on Purpose

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People everywhere are looking for purpose.

Moms, specifically, are wondering if they still have a purpose once their kids are grown.

Others of you are restless, hoping there’s greater meaning to your one and only life.

I have the privilege of coaching women and couples in their quest to live their lives on purpose through the ONE LIFE Process. It is a customized, one-on-one experience where I sit with clients for two days to…

  • recover the value of their story,
  • rediscover the goodness of their unique gifting, and
  • discover the wonder of living out their purpose.

Because of this life-giving work, I get to read a lot of great books on purpose!

Here are 5 books on purpose I’ve recommended over and over:

The Dream of You by Jo Saxton

“As the child of Nigerian immigrants in the UK, author and speaker Jo Saxton knows firsthand how quickly the world can cause us to doubt our dreams and question who we are. She understands how easily we can exchange our true child-of-God selves for an identity built on lies, guilt, and brokenness.

In this powerful book, Jo examines Biblical figures and shares her personal story as she invites you to turn to the One who knows you intimately and loves you deeply. He sees all you’ve struggled to hide. He hears the voice inside you that others have silenced. He knows the potential and purpose that no one valued. He longs to redeem the story of your life and set you on the path to reclaim The Dream of You.“

(Listening to this one is a gift as you get to hear the author speak life over you in her beautiful voice.)

Made for This by Jennie Allen

“This unique book/workbook will help you:

  • Stop living afraid and insecure by discovering how God can use your dreams and passions for a greater purpose
  • Identify the threads in your life and how they intentionally weave together
  • Trade control and safety for a life of God-honoring adventure by praying one prayer”

Your One Life by Lance Witt

“This is your one life. Right now. Today. You don’t get a second chance to get it right. No one has ever drifted into a rich and meaningful life. But here’s the good news: as a Christ follower, you have every resource you need to live the rich and satisfying life Jesus promised. Your One Life is a road map to the life you long to live.”

The Gift of Being Yourself by David G. Benner

“Much is said in Christian circles about knowing God. But there cannot be deep knowledge of God without deep knowledge of one’s self. In this profound exploration of Christian identity, psychologist and spiritual director David G. Benner illuminates the spirituality of self-discovery.”

Rhythms of Renewal by Rebekah Lyons

“Rebekah draws from her own battle with depression and anxiety to share a pathway to establish four life-giving rhythms that quiet inner chaos and make room for you to flourish. By taking time to truly rest, restore, connect, and create, you will discover how to … trade your anxiety for the vibrant life you were meant to live.”

Our calling (or purpose) is the way of being that is both best for us and best for the world. – David G. Benner