Rich Fettke

Welcome! If you’re interested in getting even more out of your business and your life, I think you’ll like this place.

For the past fifteen years, I’ve been writing, coaching and speaking for entrepreneurs who want to "take it to the next level." Through this process, I'm grateful to keep discovering new ideas, resources and strategies that can help you succeed -- with a lot less struggle and a lot more fun.

To your adventures!

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What Will This Next Year Be For You?

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What Will This Next Year Be For You?

Below are a few more questions that I ask my clients (and myself) each year. They help clarify how you want to learn, grow and succeed over the next twelve months. Give yourself permission to take some time over the next week to reflect and record your thoughts. Here we go…

Looking forward at the year 2011, what do you want the overall theme to be for you? (Here’s another way to look at this: One year from today, if they were to make a movie about your life in the year 2011, what would you want the title to be?)

What are your top three personal goals for the year 2011?

What are your top three professional goals for the year 2011?

What one personal quality do you most want to develop in the year 2011? (For example: patience, boldness, courage, calmness, integrity, humor,etc.)

What daily rituals can you practice to improve your health, wealth and wisdom in 2011?

I recommend that you keep your answers in a place you can read them on a daily basis. That will help you stay aware of the opportunities that can help you move toward your intentions. I wish you the best as you move into 2011 with clarity, action and focus.

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What Are Your Daily Rituals?

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"There is only one success — to be able to spend your life in your own way." -Chistopher Darlington Morley, American Novelist

A "homework" assignment I often give to my coaching clients is to create a list of their helpful daily rituals. So often we just go along without really stopping to think what actions we can take on a daily basis that will add better health, success, joy and peace of mind to our lives.

It’s a pretty simple exercise, really. Make a list of those actions that you know — or you believe — would benefit you (and/or others) if you followed through with them on a daily basis. Below is a list of several different "daily rituals" that I have learned from a variety of clients over the years. Many of these I strive to follow myself and I can personally attest to the value of reading (and living) my "daily ritual" list on a regular basis.

Jump out of bed with a smile at 6 am
Go for a morning walk
Do Yoga or a stretching routine
Pray, meditate and/or visualize
Work on most important project before reading email in the morning
Plan the day and clarify the three most important items to focus on during the day
Read or listen to something inspirational/educational every day
Go for a walk at lunchtime
Take a risk a day to build my business
Connect with at least one friend each day
Connect with at least one business contact each day
Review my calendar and mail out any birthday or congratulations cards
Exercise
Sit in my car for a few minutes after work and give thought to how I want to be when I get home
Read or tell stories to my kids
Kids to bed by 8:45 pm
Set up coffee maker the night before
Layout clothes for morning walk the night before
Visualize my top 3 intentions/goals/dreams before bed
Be in bed by 11 pm

Choose your favorites from the list above and also add your own to create your own list of Daily Rituals that will add better health, success, joy and peace of mind to your life. Once complete, read your Daily Rituals at the beginning and/or end of each day. Over time, notice how these small actions make a big difference.