When I was doing my inventories I found myself censoring items I'd 'allow; myself to add to the inventory, especially in the What I Want inventory. I'd tell myself: >> That doesn't really count. It's silly. >> I could never really do that. >> I don't think I could pull that off. >> Who am I to think I could do that? >> What would _________________ think? (Fill in the blank. This seems to be a universal fear we all have). >> Don't be ridiculous. That's so far out there. But, I gave myself permission to write them down anyhow. So, for today a question: What if you threw caution to the wind and gave yourself permission to write EVERYTHING down on your inventories. >> The stuff that feels 'too out there'. >> The stuff you don't want to admit (I had this in Lessons Learned and Experiences) >> The stuff you're afraid to want. >> The stuff you absolutely adore, but have never really admitted it to the universe before. Give yourself permission to write in ALL down.

Hi all, I saw a similar post on LinkedIn like what Colleen in teaching about using ChatGPT to work on our goals. Here is the post that this person is doing. Thought it might be fun to try some of these: Apparently it worked for him 2025: 1/ 2026 Vision Blueprint “Here are my top 3 life goals for 2026: [PASTE GOALS]. Break them down into milestones for each quarter, and suggest the first action I should take this week for each. Prioritize them based on impact, time required, and urgency.” 2/ Weekly Execution Planner “Using my current goals: [PASTE GOALS] and fixed commitments: [WORK HOURS/FAMILY/OTHER], create a realistic weekly plan with no more than [X] focused hours per day. Highlight my top [1-3] non-negotiable priorities per day.” 3/ AI Business Starter Map “I want to start an AI implementation business in 2026. Given my background: [PASTE EXPERIENCE] list the 5 niches I could target, and outline the first 3 actionable steps I should take to land my first client within 3 months” 4/ Offer Creation Coach “Based on my skills and the niche I picked [PASTE YOUR NICHE + SKILLS]. Help me design a high-value AI implementation offer for small businesses. What problem should I solve, what’s my unique angle, and how should I price it?” 5/ AI Systems Checklist “Based on my technical experience [PASTE YOUR TECH EXPERIENCE]. List the 3 best no-code AI tools I can use to automate client work. For each, explain how to set it up and what results I can promise clients like mine.” 6/ Lead Generation Playbook “Give me a daily outreach plan to get my first 5 AI business leads in 30 days, using email, LinkedIn, and Instagram tailored to my background, niche and offer [PASTE IN THE ANSWERS FROM PREVIOUS PROMPTS]” 7/ Freedom Metrics Tracker “Based on my current situation, [PASTE YOUR CURRENT SITUATION]. Create a simple weekly tracker to measure my progress toward financial, time, and location freedom as I build my AI business. This should give me a plan for my day-to-day tasks”

Hi, Please note the following interview dates (and download to your own calendar): Annie McCormic: Nomadic Lifestyle | International House and Pet Sitter - January 21 at 10AM CT. Elise Marquam-Jahns: Hobby to YouTube Channel - February 24 at 2PM CT. As a reminder, these will be held on Zoom, interview style. There will be Q&A available at the end of the interview; or, you can submit questions (comment below) in advance if you can't join live.

@Jeannie Gambill had such a good take about AI in a response to this week's prompt. I've pinned her response in that thread and I'd love to hear your take on AI, too.

PROMPT: Without looking at your inventories what's one thing you keep thinking about? Last week, in our Meet Yourself on Paper Micro-Experiment, we started on a first pass of the four inventories inside The Big Book of You, v2. We're going to keep diving deeper into them this week. In fact, the assigment this week is to make another pass at the inventories. I know more will come up. BUT... before you do that, what's one thing you keep thinking about from your first pass at the inventories? Is there a memory that has come up? Have you remembered something you loved doing, but haven't done in a long time? Is there just a thought (dare I say dream or wish) you keep thinking about? Drop it in the comments below. I want us to get used to listening to ourselves and paying attention to what we're paying attention to.