Taking stock

Before getting ready to go out tonight, you may want to spend some quiet time taking stock of 2009.

Think about the different areas of your life that are important to you right now (home, finances, family, love, fun, spirituality, work, health, fitness and so on). Make a list of your achievements in each area.

Think also about your (dare I say it?) failures. This is not to make you feel badly about yourself but simply to acknowledge what hasn't worked for you in the past.

What lessons have you learned from them?

Now that you've acknowledged them (just to yourself. You don't need to go over the top), what ideas do you have for doing things differently in 2010?

Learn from the past by acknowledging it - good and bad.

Then party the year away knowing that you can recreate your achievements in 2010 without repeating mistakes.

Happy New Year!