As 2009 tumbles to a close, I’ve drawn inspiration from traditional Advent calendars (with their tiny cardboard doors revealing beautiful images, candy, and trinkets) to create this playful and interactive tool for reflection and planning for the year ahead.

The calendar includes questions about your work, your leadership, your home life, and your spirit. Just one question each day will guide you down a path of reviewing the year that's been and setting your intentions for 2010.

Just point and click on the day's image to reveal your next question. In week one, we take stock of 2009. Week two focuses on the present, with some room for acknowledging failures and growth areas. The week leading up to the Winter Solstice is all about gratitude and celebration. And our questions for the last ten days of the year provide a framework for setting goals and intentions for the new year.

Spend as much or as little time each day on this as you desire. You might choose to simply click on the new question each morning and reflect on it as you go about your day. Or you might make an appointment with yourself for written reflection.

I hope you enjoy it. Please share your experience with the calendar on the new Leadership and Life blog.

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