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New Year's REVOLUTIONS | Resolutions Are So Last Year

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time for change! RESOLUTION : high pressure, high resistance, high chance of failure. REVOLUTION : high engagement, high flexibility, high chance of success!
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reVIEW

A formal assessment of something with the possibility or intention of instituting change if necessary  ||  A neutral examination of where you are, and how you got here

 
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Just the facts - no judgement.
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A Life Review can help identify your current goals (or aspirations) and fine-tune your focus on what is truly important to you — at this stage and time in your life. It helps you be grateful and learn from your mistakes and refocus on what you want t...
A Free Life-Review Workbook and Why You Should Use It Throughout Your Life
 
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Every year the cycle begins again. Wanting to better ourselves, we make all sorts of resolutions...or is it intentions? Plans? Goals? It’s hard to know because these terms are often used interchangeably. The question is: are they the same thing? Thes...
Plans vs Goals vs Resolutions vs Intentions
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If you're a scribbler, or a messy note-taker, or simply like the freedom of “abusing” a notebook without worrying about the expense, these are perfect. The different colour covers make it easy to organize ideas by subject, and keep a timeline. (They'...
Five Star 3 Subject Spiral Notebook, 3 Pack
 
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A smaller notebook can be less intimidating to write in, and these are small enough to carry with you for when an idea inevitably strikes in the most random place possible. Lots of room for colour-coding your history, and even making groups of subjec...
24Pack Mini Notebooks, 3.5x5", Assorted
 
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Lined sticky notes can be stuck into notebooks as additions and reminders, or to cross-reference another, or on whatever surface is nearest when you think of something.
Post-it Super Sticky Notes, 4x6 in, 4 Pads
 
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Get yourself some really nice black pens, pens that make you happy to pick up and use. These come in pastel, bright, dark and light colour soft silicone covers. What's really neat is the fidget rollerball built into the lid clip!
10Pcs 0.5mm Japanese Black Gel Pens
 
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If you're someone who like, or needs, to use colour in your note-taking, collating, referencing and all that good stuff, then a set of fine point coloured liners is invaluable. And they can, od course, be used at later stages of this process!
36 Colors Fine Point Journal Planner Pens
 
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For me, nothing beats the 3-in-1 (or 4 in this case) click pen. Black, red and blue (and green) right there in your hand, all the time - no searching, no putting down and picking up, and the sound colour-changing makes is very satisfying :) These one...
BIC 4-Color Shine Metallic Ball Pens, 3-Count
 
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This set of review & reflection pages isn't only for the end of year - it can be extended to however much of your past history you desire, as the same recurring factors tend to be important across our lifespans. You could even use this as a guide...
Yearly Review, End of Year Reflection, New Year Resolution, Reflection Journal, Journal Prompts, Planner Inserts, Goal Planner
 
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A reading journal as a personal history? Yes! Life is just a series of interlocking stories, isn't it? If you find it difficult to sit down and start from scratch, taking this approach might be helpful, and a lot of fun! Perhaps you'll even discover ...
Reading Journal: Log & Review 100 Books
 
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Perhaps you relate more to stories on screen, than stories on the page? The concept is the same: all of your life can be viewed as a set of films - some indie, some horror, some 16-part trilogies - that you have been involved in in some way. Maybe yo...
Movie Critic's Notebook: Film Review Journal

reASSESS

To consider or assess again, especially while paying attention to new or different factors  ||  Using what you've learnt in your review, decide what possibilities for personal growth exist, what needs to change, what can stay the same

 
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What do the facts tell you?
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Before you begin, you need to know what's important to you! This 78-card deck and accompanying booklet offer a practical set of tools, first to determine what matters most to you, then to learn how to live accordingly. Remarkable things happen when y...
Live Your Values Deck: Honor What Matters
 
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This deck of cards is perfects for self-discovery! This approach to Ikigai isn't something I've seen before, and it combines different actionable tasks with essential parts of the self, life, and our experience of it. The cards can also be mixed-and-...
IKIGAI Self Discovery Mindfulness Cards
 
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This phase of the process involves a lot more planning and diagramming and REplanning and rediagramming, so if you have the space, a whiteboard can be a great place to plan and REplan! (And you can use cute magnets.)
Magnetic Whiteboard Aluminum Frame 36"x24"
 
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There is so much room here for brainstorming, mapping, notetaking and whatever else is part of your process! You don't even have to stick it - just pin or tape it in place temporarily.
Post-it® Super Sticky Dry Erase Surface, 4 ft x 6 ft (1.21 m x 1.82 m)
 
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I'll say it again and again: you can never have too many different colour pens, and that includes dry erase markers. If you want to get really deep into the madness, you could even coordinate these with the notebooks and colours you used in Step 1.
Low Odor Fine Dry Erase Markers, 12 Colors
 
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These are great, sturdy, journals if you prefer a more literary or scholarly approach your life reassessment. What new stories could be written? What experiments could be done? Which very important insights from Step 1 need to be recorded where you h...
2 Pack A5 Leather Journals with Pen Loop
 
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If you're working with a blank journal at any step in this process, these stencils can help you not only keep things neat and organised, but they could even inspire you to think in new ways
Bookmark Planner Stencils - 12 Journal Templates
 
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The word “manifestation” usually makes me break out in hives, but the prompts and exercises included in this pack are really good. Even better, they form a very natural progression from the work in Step 1 reVIEW, allowing you to use your personal his...
2025 Manifestation Journal | Yearly Intentions Visioning Workbook | Printable Planner
 
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Are you standing in your own way? Challenge your core beliefs! Core beliefs are a person’s most central ideas about themselves, others, and the world. These beliefs act like a lens through which every situation and life experience is seen. Naturally,...
Core Beliefs Cheat Sheet
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Who is she? You might not know yet, or you might have seen her in the mirror a few times; maybe you only know her name. If you want to know who she truly is, then you have to start asking questions. And answering them.
Plan Your New Era
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Use these easy questions if you don't know where to start. The great thing about them, is that you could quiz yourself again after a week, or a month, to see how your ideas and the way you view your future, are changing.
25 Basic Questions To Get Started
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How wild are things going to get in reASSESSING your life and what you want to do with it? That's entirely up to you, but highlighters will definitely help!
Sharpie Highlighters, Chisel Tip, 12 Count
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As a wise man once said, “You can never have too many sticky notes.” These small ones are perfect for jotting down those “Aha!” moments, and their bright colours make them stand out from the more mundane aspects of the REVOLUTION.
Post-it Super Sticky Notes, 3x3, 15 Pads
 
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If you are using reference books, workbooks, multiple journals, or even just cross-referencing in a single journal, these colourful flags won't go unused!
Post-it Flags Combo Pack, 4 Dispensers
 
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Are you at the point where you have a couple of action plans that can be scheduled? These absolutely gorgeous monthly gradient tabs can turn a regular journal into a simple planner, with as much space as you need for each month.
10 Sheets Colorful Monthly Index Tabs
 
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This store has really cute inspirational/motivational/health stickers. This one hits hard.
Wonderful Self Love Stickers - HarmonieStore
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“Keep Things Silly” is the key to preventing “Getting Stuck In Your Head Syndrome". Have you come to an overwhelming point? Slap a funny cat sticker on it. Have you discovered something you don't really like about yourself? Slap a funny cat sticker o...
Piedad 50Pcs Cute Cat Stickers, Waterproof

reENVISION

To view or visualize (something) in a different way with the aim of improving or transforming it  ||  Time to reimagine the results of your reassessment! How are you going to make these changes, and what form will they take?

 
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Making the facts work for you!
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What if you could rewrite your past? What if you could REPURPOSE it? Redecision Therapy is based on the premise that, through goal-setting and the reenactment of important childhood scenes, we may change our future and gain control of our lives.
Changing Lives Through Redecision Therapy
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Why do you keep making decisions that don't serve you? In Scripts People Live, Steiner shows that people are innately healthy but develop a pattern early in life based upon negative or positive influences of those around them. Thus children decide, h...
Scripts People Live: Transactional Analysis
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Digital Dream boarding : You can use PureRef for storyboarding, mood boarding, vision boarding - anything where you need a visual overview of a project. Zoom in and out, pan, add notes and crop images.
PureRef - for local vision and mood boarding
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An online (accessible anywhere) image organization and storage service, with built-in visionboarding. - Invite code COMEGARDEN - I paid for Pro after 10 minutes. Look at the Discover page and you'll see why! (You can import Pinterest images - do it N...
refern - for online vision and mood boarding (and a lot more)
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The “new Pinterest”. Use Cosmos to find inspiring images to help you in imagining the vibe of the new you, your new life, your new future.
Cosmos - for image-sourcing and inspiration
 
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Look at this beautiful watercolour-style journal! Isn't it perfect for letting loose your wildest, sweetest, boldest dreams and seeing where they go?
Colorful Hardcover Blank Journal, 192 Pages
 
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If you're reimagining your life, you need somewhere magical to build your world and write your story. There are SO many journals with gorgeous covers, there will definitely be one that matches your vision.
Celestial Journal (5'' x 7'' notebook)
 
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Is your REVOLUTION wide and expansive and unbound? Does it need more than one way of expressing itself, boldly, and without limits? A large, heavy-weight paper sketchbook like this is exactly what you need. So let loose!
Canson XL Mix Media Pad, 11" x 14"
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Metallic pens make everything better, and are essential (trust me) to the creative process. Monkey brain knows shiny = good. (These will look especially amazing in the blank watercolour journal.)
Sharpie Metallic Fine Point Markers, 3 Count
 
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Swearing helps. It's Science! Remember: if you're not having fun, it's time to take a step back. And if you're STILL not having fun, toss it and start over. Nothing is wasted.
Ray of Sunshine Sticky Notes: 101 Happiness
 
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You can place a picture of yourself in the centre square - health and grounding - to reinforace that you are the centre of the board.
Using Feng Shui To Build Your Vision Board
 
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Everyone needs That Friend. This deck of cards is That Friend that you can keep in a drawer… ethically and legally.
Listen B*tch Affirmation Cards | 50 Daily
 
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The questions on these cards are thought-provoking and inspiring, and both a wonderful way to get to know yourself on a deeper level, but also as a jumping off point in imagining where you could take yourself from here.
Simplicity Cards: 52 Cards for Serenity
 
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The School of Life always comes at things from an interesting angle, and these cards are no exception. These aren't your usual “what if?” prompts - they encourage you to think from new perspectives, and thus come up with totally new answers.
Motivation Cards: 52 Exercises for Effectiveness
 
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Remind yourself of the new future you're building - and rebuilding - with Lego magnets! Lay out the next steps and reshuffle them as needed.
LEGO brick Fridge Magnets - variety of colours - Packs available!
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Give yourself a gold star! Leave little rewards and encouragements for yourself to stumble over. Display your successes like a proud parent!
Gold Star Magnets / Star Fridge Magnets / Office Board Magnets
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Taking care of yourself is all part of the plan! If things get overwhelming, ask yourself: What Would Capybara Do?
Capybara Spa Magnets - Fridge Refrigerator Magnet - Whiteboard

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