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Happy New Year from The Quiet Rich— a weekly newsletter with proven methods to make 2024 your best year yet.
In my opinion, there are too many frameworks out there for setting goals for the new year. Today, you’ll get the only one you actually need. 😅
Btw— big thanks to today’s sponsor, Beam.
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And with that, let’s do our 2024 reflection…
CONTEXT
Tim Ferriss is the best-selling author of The 4-Hour Workweek, and hosts one of the top podcasts in the world.
He often gets asked how he sets New Year’s resolutions. Here’s his powerful “Past Year Review” technique.
THE METHOD
Step 1: Prep Your Sheet
Grab a notepad and create two columns: POSITIVE and NEGATIVE.
Pro tip: You can also do this digitally so you never lose reflections from past years. I created a free PDF template for you here!
Step 2: Review the Year
Scroll through your calendar + your photo library from 2023.
Jot down any activities / people / moments that triggered peak positive OR negative emotions. Put them in their respective columns.
Step 3: Spot the Positive Patterns
Look for consistent themes through an “80/20 analysis.” (Btw, I love Mark Manson’s explanation of the 80/20 rule.)
Which 20% of your POSITIVE column produced the most powerful peaks?
Maybe you were:
Traveling somewhere new?
Bringing your side hustle to life?
Spending time with a particular friend?
Step 4: Spot the Negative Patterns
Which 20% of the NEGATIVE column produced the most consistent lows?
Maybe you were:
Not setting boundaries with loved ones?
Burning yourself out at work? (Here are my 6 minimalist habits to avoid burnout. That was one of my most popular LinkedIn posts ever).
Step 5: Calendar it in 2024
Here comes the important part:
Schedule your POSITIVE patterns into your 2024 calendar now:
Set dates for the next family vacation (we all need more “moments that matter”).
Plan a monthly dinner with that one energizing friend.
Block off a weekend to just work on your passion project.
Step 6: Remove the Bad
Write a “NOT TO DO” list with your NEGATIVE patterns.
Always keep this list somewhere visible (so you don’t add them to your calendar out of obligation, guilt, FOMO, or other nonsense).
In the words of Derek Sivers, “If it’s not a ‘hell yeah,’ it’s a no.”
CLOSING THOUGHTS
Remember: It’s not enough to JUST remove the negative. That only creates a void. Get the positive things in your calendar early. We all know if they’re not in there, they won’t happen.
Try it out, let me know how it goes! And if you forgot everything you just read, here’s a super quick summary of this method on LinkedIn (with the PDF template I built).
Cheers to designing your best life in 2024. 🥂
To dive deeper, listen to Tim Ferriss’s full podcast episode: Forget New Year’s Resolutions and Conduct a ‘Past Year Review’ Instead.
I’m wishing all of you a happy, healthy, and quietly wealthy New Year. ❤️
Jade
P.S. Thank you to everyone who booked a coaching call with me this past week. I can’t wait to meet all of you! My January schedule is filling up fast. If you’re considering becoming a thought leader on LinkedIn, book your coaching session now. You can read tons of client reviews here. 🔥
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