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My apologies for not posting more this week. It’s been a busy one with the holidays as I’m sure you understand.

Just a quick update of the things to come and we’ll move on:

• Today is the last day for nominations for the Most Influential Women to follow in 2009.  You can view the list already forming and add your nomination in the comments section.
• We will take votes for the Most Influential Women starting Jan 3 (giving everyone time to re-coop from the holidays.) 
• The judges and I will go through the nominations and their URLs and make a decision for the top 10 along with the votes and comments left.  The announcement will be made Jan 10 here on Kat Logic where we will being announcing our plans for the top 10.
• We are still taking sign ups for the Kat Logic Book Club forming.  You can join here.
• Kat Logic will be making its announcements for 2009 on Feb 23. There will be updates on that in the weeks to come.

I trust your holidays have been good and your new year is shaping up to be productive and successful. Thanks for being a part of Kat Logic through out 2008 and I look forward to a great year ahead.

We will resume normal BLOG postings here on Kat Logic tomorrow, January 1, 2009.  Stay safe and enjoy your holidays.

God bless.

Katrina

Steps…rules….

Call ‘em what you will. The truth is, without these steps or rules, often times (more often than not) our resolutions and goals fail. Why? No accountability.

There are only a few days left in 2008. This is the time when folks start making resolutions for the new year. By February, they’ve lost sight of their goals and gone back to their old ways. Myself included. I look back and think of the things that should have been different this past year. I’m reminded of the things I wanted to do but never got around to it or never had the accountability to follow through. What makes 2009 different? Well, for one, I’m going to share my goals with you and I’m asking you to do the same with me.  Accountability Tuesday’s we’ll call it. The last Tuesday of every month.

I won’t bore you with the mistakes I made in 2008. That’s the past and I can not change them. But 2009 is going to be a new life for me. I am certain of it. Mark 11:22-25 reminds me of that along with Jeremiah 29:11-13.

We all have a tape player in our head that reminds us of yesterday. Good or bad. When our tape player prevents us from moving forward, it’s time to change what we’re hearing. Remember, your mind can not tell the difference between truth and fiction. It believes what you tell it.  So, in 2009 we are going to change that tape player that tells us we can’t. Whatever it is you’re trying to accomplish, you have to believe. You have to make your mind believe you can.  We’ll help you. We’ll help each other.

First step…accountability. Tell us your goals for 2o09.  Share all the details. The more specific the better. Don’t say, I want to lose weight. Say something like “I want to be a healthier weight of 145 lbs” . Don’t say, I want to save money. Say, “I want to have $10,000 in savings by Dec 31st, 2009″. Be specific. We’ll meet here the last Tuesday of every month and check in with each other.  Rest assured, I’ll come looking for you if you aren’t here.  Second step, tell others and ask them to hold you accountable each step of the way.

So, I”ll go first:

Personal goals:

• I will be a healthy weight of 140 by Dec 31st 2009
• I will have $10,000 in a savings account by the end of the year
• I will make time every day for devotions and prayer.
• I will make quiet time every day to devote to writing.
• I will have family night at least one night a week with my children.

Business:

I will share more of that after my announcement in Feb. Until then, I am will be working diligently to get everything in line. Space to work, business plan, financial advice. etc.  I’ll be more specific as soon as I’ve made everything public with Kat Logic. Look for it down the line.

So, what are you goals? Give them a date.  What are you passionate about? What are you living for? Allow yourself small rewards each time you achieve a goal. Share your trials, your accomplishments, and your goals here.  Then, we’ll have our first Accountability Tuesday meeting back here on Jan 27th to discuss our progress. I’ll give you tips and hints along the way to help you achieve each goal you set for yourself. Have fun and remember…. you only get one life. You don’t want to get to the end of it and have your grand kids say, “she made great cookies”. What are you living for?

What are you waiting for? 2oo8 is coming to a screeching halt and 2009 is well on its way. Will we, the entire cyber family, be following you throughout 2009?

You’ve heard about it. We’re searching for the top 10 Most Influential Women to follow in 2009. We’ve got a long list of nominations already and we’ll be narrowing it down to just 10 during the first week in January.

For one full month, we will follow one of the chosen women. We’ll do BLOG tours, book reviews (if applicable), live podcast interviews, and many other things. The goal is to find the women with the most passion for life. The ones that have a heart to lead others and assist other women in living their best lives ever. Women we want our children to follow. We’ll find out what these women give their energy to and showcase them each for a month. Each one will also receive a spot in one newsletter to tell the world about their businesses, their charitable passions, their new releases, etc. Their choice.

If you haven’t nominated anyone, now’s your chance. BUT…if YOU’VE been nominated, this is your time to tell US why you are an influential women to follow in 2009. Don’t be shy. Tell us where your heart is. Tell us what makes you tick, what keeps you moving through the trials and difficulties. Tell us how far you’ve come and where you’re headed. Help us decide who the top 10 women should be!

Here are the list of nominees thus far (in no specific order):

• Kay Green
• Megan Calhoun (Twitter Mom)
• Jessica (Knows) Smith
• Lynn McMonigal
• Terri Camp
• Lea Schizas
• Vivian Zabel
• Jackie Ulmer
• Cindy Rushton
• Carrie Wilkerson
• Susan Kildahl
• Natalie Grant
• Linda Lowen
• Joyce Anthony
• Shellie Karabell
• Meg Fowler
• Bonnie Doss-Knight
• Christine Caine
• Melissa Loid Lazar
• Lisa Johnson

Now, you have the floor.