January: Drink deeply from good books
- Wooden & Me: Life Lessons from My Two-Decade Friendship with the Legendary Coach & Humanitarian to Help “Make Each Day Your Masterpiece”
- Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off The Court
- Inch & Miles: The Journey to Success
- Read the Bible through the #SheReadsTruth daily emails
February: Make friendship a fine art
- Get together with a friend you haven’t seen in a while, or reach out with a phone call to catch up
- Send a Valentine to a friend
- Do a favor for a friend
- Send a thank-you note to a friend
March: Help others
- Help a perfect stranger
- Help a coworker
- Help a family member
- Help someone less fortunate than you are
April: Build a shelter against a rainy day
- Create a “spare change jar”
- Keep track of where you spend your money, even small amounts
- Refrain from one of your weekly discretionary purchases; put the money in your spare-change jar instead
- Make a small change of habit that results in more money in your savings account
- Make a financial goal for the year and an action plan to achieve it
May: Be true to yourself
- If you won a zillion dollars and no longer had to work for money, how would you spend your time?
- What in your life makes you feel drained, overwhelmed or fearful?
- What in your life makes you feel most alive, vibrant, connected and strong?
- What advice would you give your past and future self?
June: Count your blessings every day
July: Love
- Write a love letter to someone special in your life
- Be present
- Write a love letter to yourself
- Show your love
August: Balance
- Identity key areas of your life
- What does your “perfect ordinary day” look like?
- Do one activity from each of your key areas every day
- Reflections & wrap-up
September: Drink deeply from good poetry
- Selected Poems of Robert Frost
- Good Poems, selected by Garrison Keillor
- The Soul of Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks
- New and Selected Poems: Volume One, by Mary Oliver
October: Make friendship a fine art {new friends}
- Reach out to an acquaintance you would like to get to know better
- Have a one-on-one date with a friend you normally only see in a group
- Reach out to a friend of a friend you have always wanted to get to know better
- Ask a stranger out on a “friend date”
- Celebrate one of the new friendships you made this month
November: Pray for guidance
- Pray about something that causes worry or stress in your life
- Pray about something that you have questions or uncertainty about
- Pray about a big dream or goal you have for the future
- Pray about everything you are grateful for
December: Make each day your masterpiece
- Keep detailed track of your daily schedule for three days
- Make a little change to fix one thing you don’t like about your daily schedule
- Break down your personal definition of “happiness” into three concrete terms
- Brainstorm a list of activities to fit these three terms
- Year-end reflection
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