The document describes Joy Meredith's process for creating a "ME Map" to plan out goals and intentions for the upcoming year. It involves diagramming categories of one's life in the center of a page and then adding details of goals under each category. Examples are provided of categories like friends, family, work, health, and finances. The process also includes documenting progress throughout the year, reviewing accomplishments at year's end, and noting significant life events. The purpose is to transform one's life by intentionally visualizing and planning out what one wants to experience and achieve in the new year.

1. ME MappingCreating Your Year
ME Mapping:Creating Your Year
with~
Joy Meredith
My Life
2017

2. Hi, Joy Meredith here!
Each New Year’s Day I spend
some time closing out the prior
year and creating what I would
like to bring into the fresh new
year ahead.
Since I began this ritual over a
decade ago it has transformed
my life and that of some clients
and friends.
It has been such a powerful tool I felt compelled to share
it with you. I call my technique for mapping out your life:
ME

3. ME MAPPING

4. Working on My Life Creating My Year
Diagramming out my
current life and sorting
out what’s working
from what’s not.
There are 2 ways I use ME Maps:
Mapping out what’s next
and creating the year
ahead.

5. ME Mapping.com
You can find out
about how to work
on your current life
at:
… but what follows
is my process for
creating your new
year.

6. It is part visioning, dreaming,
goal setting, strategic
planning… all in one.
I hope you take from it what is
helpful and make it
Your ME Map!

7. My Life
2017
Start at the center
of the page.
I like using a big
artist sketchpad
and Sharpies-
but use whatever
works for you.

8. My Life
2017
FRIENDS
FAMILY
LIVING
ADVENTURES
THEMEWORK
HEALTH
& BEAUTY LOVE
THINGS
MONEY
CONNECTIONS
Now add the
categories that
make up your life.
Here are mine, but
there are no right
or wrong ones.

9. My Life
2017
FRIENDS
FAMILY
LIVING
ADVENTURES
THEMEWORK
HEALTH
& BEAUTY LOVE
THINGS
MONEY
CONNECTIONS
2 New Friends
•
•
Dinner Parties
•
•
Trip w/ nephews
Dad’s 70th bday party
Declutter office
Paint living room
Take photo class
Next add details
of what you’d like
to create or bring
into your life in the
upcoming year..
Add only enough to
inspire, not to
overwhelm you.
I recommend < 5
items to manifest
per category per
year.

10. Whether you create a big
audacious map or
modest one, please
remember:
Ask yourself what you
really want out of it.
Be brave, stretch yourself
in at least a few areas.
life is short

11. My Life
2017
FRIENDS
FAMILY
LIVING
ADVENTURES
THEMEWORK
HEALTH
& BEAUTY
LOVETHINGS
MONEY
CONNECTIONS
2 New Friends
•
•
A-Phi Dinners
•
•
Zoo w/ Nephews
Dad’s 70th bday party
Lakehouse Trip
Declutter office
Paint living room
Take digital photo class
Book Proposal
5 New Clients
Update Website Trips
NYC:
SF:
Paris:
Concerts
U2:
Keb Mo:
Monthly massages
Mammogram
Workout: 3/wk
Teeth Whitened
6 new Dates
Closure w/ Ex
MacBook
New Car
Office Chair
Dyson Vacuum
Save: $10k
Invest: 1 new stock/qtr
Complete Will
Meet:
Sir Ken Robinson
Atul Gawande
Donna Karan
Charlie Rose
Ron Howard
Volunteer:
Donors’ Drive
St. Jude Fundraiser
Girls Weekend
Your completed
ME Map might look
something like this.

12. My Life
2017
FRIENDS
FAMILY
LIVING
ADVENTURES
THEMEWORK
HEALTH
& BEAUTY
LOVETHINGS
MONEY
CONNECTIONS
2 New Friends
•
•
A-Phi Dinners
•
•
Zoo w/ Nephews
Dad’s 70th bday party
Lakehouse Trip
Declutter office
Paint living room
Take digital photo class
Book Proposal
5 New Clients
Update Website Trips
NYC:
SF:
Paris:
Concerts
U2:
Keb Mo:
Monthly massages
Mammogram
Workout: 3/wk
Teeth Whitened
6 new Dates
Closure w/ Ex
MacBook
New Car
Office Chair
Dyson Vacuum
Save: $10k
Invest: 1 new stock/qtr
Complete Will
Meet:
Sir Ken Robinson
Atul Gawande
Donna Karan
Charlie Rose
Ron Howard
Volunteer:
Donors’ Drive
St. Jude Fundraiser
Girls Weekend
Make it your own:
I like to create a
theme or motto
and also pick a
color to represent
the year too.

13. Even if you do nothing more-- opportunities, things,
and people will begin to cross your path. Just the
simple act of mapping out on paper will get your brain
scanning for circumstances that are ripe for you to
manifest your vision.
[ That said, to live your most
powerful year you’ll want to
spend some time each week
and schedule in your calendar
bite-sized action steps that will
bring your map to life. ]
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14. My Life
2017
FRIENDS
FAMILY
LIVING
ADVENTURES
THEMEWORK
HEALTH
& BEAUTY
LOVETHINGS
MONEY
CONNECTIONS
2 New Friends
•
•
A-Phi Dinners
• April 12th ✔
•
Zoo w/ Nephews
Dad’s 70th bday party
Lakehouse Trip
Declutter office
Paint living room
Take digital photo class
Book Proposal
5 New Clients ✔✔
Update Website Trips
NYC: Jan. 16th-20 ✔
SF:
Paris:
Concerts
U2:
Keb Mo:
Monthly massages
Mammogram ✔
Workout: 3/wk
Teeth Whitened
6 new Dates ✔
Closure w/ Ex
MacBook ✔
New Car
Office Chair
Dyson Vacuum
Save: $10k
Invest: 1 new stock/qtr
Complete Will ✔
Meet:
Sir Ken Robinson
Atul Gawande
Donna Karan
Charlie Rose
Ron Howard
Volunteer:
Donors’ Drive
St. Jude Fundraiser
Girls Weekend
As you manifest
your map
remember to
document ✔
your successes!

15. At year-end…
or as I like to do on the
first day of the new year,
it is time to complete that
year’s map.
Fill in all your
accomplishments and
make any relevant notes.
It looks better and is
easier to read if you do
this with a contrasting
color.

16. My Life
2017
FRIENDS
FAMILY
LIVING
ADVENTURES
THEMEWORK
HEALTH
& BEAUTY
LOVETHINGS
MONEY
CONNECTIONS
2 New Friends
• Kristen
• Jon
+ Michael
A-Phi Dinners
• April 12th ✔
• Aug. 3rd ✔
Zoo w/ Nephews ✔ June
Dad’s 70th bday party ✔
Lakehouse Trip ✔ August
Declutter office ✔
Paint living room ✔
Take digital photo class ✔
Book Proposal ✔
5 New Clients ✔✔✔✔
Update Website
Trips
NYC: Jan. 16th-20 ✔
SF:
Paris:
+ San D; Wash DC; Miami
Concerts
U2: May ✔
Keb Mo: Oct. ✔
Monthly massages: 7
Mammogram ✔
Workout: 3/wk lost: 8.lbs
Teeth Whitened ✔
6 new Dates ✔✔✔✔
Seeing: Nick
Closure w/ Ex ✔
MacBook ✔
New Car
Office Chair
Dyson Vacuum ✔
Save: $10k ✔ (+$14k)
Invest: 1 new stock/qtr (3 new)
Complete Will ✔
Meet:
Sir Ken Robinson
Atul Gawande ✔
Donna Karan
Charlie Rose
Ron Howard
Volunteer:
Donors’ Drive ✔
St. Jude Fundraiser✔
Girls Weekend
✔ July

17. You’re not going to have accomplished everything;
no worries- even if you’ve created 50% of what you
wanted you are that much farther ahead then you
were a year ago.
That said, why not live a great big wonderful life-
Go for it!

18. The last thing I do before I complete
the year is I review my calendar and
note any significant events that might
have occurred. I make a list on the
opposite top page of my sketchpad
and include: births, deaths, weddings,
graduations, promotions, new projects,
and any other milestones.

19. LIFE EVENTS
Jan:
TG Offer
Workshop full
Attended Sundance
March:
Diane & Dave engaged
June:
Maggie born
Julie’s 40th Party
Aug:
Landmark Forum
Closure with Andy
Oct:
App Launch
Nov:
Trish RIP
Dec:
Lifebook Event
Tucker enlists
WORLD EVENTS
Iranian Peace Plan
Cubs win World Series
Mars Discovery
New President in Syria
MISC
Fav Movie: Don’t Think Twice
Fav Song: I Need Never Get Old
Fav Show: Elementary
Crush: Louis CK
New Restaurant: Fire & Wine
I include a section
for:
Life Events
World Events
Miscellaneous

20. So when I am done
I have a complete
snapshot of the
year I just lived.

21. Working on your first ME Map
is an
awesome
feeling
How cool is that?!
… but the truly amazing thing
is I now have 10+ maps where
I can glance at the last decade
of my life and
celebrate how far I’ve come,
all I’ve accomplished,
and see the openings left by
the things I have yet to create.

22. ME Maps work great to
create your year as a
couple/family too.
Follow same process to
develop a WE Map with
the ones you love.
But there’s more…
See how powerful of a
year you can generate
with a B Map focusing on
your business, brand, or
career.
WE Mapping
B Mapping

23. Find ME
JoyMeredith.com
Joy@JoyMeredith.com
@JoyMeredith

24. or come attend a ME Workshop…

25. Happy Mapping…
Wishing you every joy you can create this year!
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