Simply Summarizing your Year on a Single Sheet

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At the end of each month during 2010 I looked back and notated the highlight of the preceeding 4 weeks in one of the boxes on an Australia Map Journal ~

The idea, quite simply, was to

simply summarize the year on a single sheet ~

So at year’s end I’d have my

2010 year at a glance

If you want to see the project developing month by month, here is the category link to 2010 as I entered each month’s highlight.

For a closer look at the finished sheet ~

Here is January to May 2010

During which time

  • We were featured in Giftrap Magazine
  • Published our special edition Australia Map Journal
  • Attended the Reed Gift trade Fair in Sydney
  • Spent 2 months in Scotland
  • Expanded the Map Magnet Range from 22 to 30 regions across Australia

And then June to December 2010

  • Spelt out why we do what we do with our sharewords :) *highlight your holiday adventures*
  • Finalist in the Home based Business Awards ~ flew to Melbourne for presentation
  • Kimberleys Map Magnet a flyaway success in August, during the WA dry season
  • Our Alexa ranking went up, and with that we were included in the top 100 travel blogs list from around the world
  • We sold our 100,000th Australia Mail-It Map
  • Attended the ITE (Independent Travel Exchange) in Sydney
  • Put out our first retailers Newsletter

Being a person who tends to breeze over each milestone as I scuttle on to reach the next, I must say, looking at it now in its entirity, it was quite some year!

And for such a little monthly input the rewards of seeing how the business developed and grew over 12 months has way outweighed the effort/commitment to do it!

I’m really looking forward to doing it all over again to create my

2011 Year at a Glance

Care to join me? ;)

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Year at a glance – December 2010

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At the end of each month throughout 2010 I’ve been using a Map Journal to notate a Journey Jottings *highlight*… So, at year’s end I’d have the year simply summarized on a single sheet!

My December 2010 highlight…

We produced our first retailers newsletter :)

I wanted to keep it simple ~ No fluff, just a few updates to keep our retailers abreast of our latest monthly news as to:

  • What’s happening
  • What’s hot
  • What’s topical
  • Highlights

As it was for retailers only, here is a slightly modified version of that first copy :)

I was thrilled with the response!

Some retailers took us up on the special Christmas bonus we offered; some who have been doing it tough since the GFC reconnected with us; some approached us to set up affiliate links on their websites, and some responded simply sharing season’s greetings!

It was fun solidifying our relationship.

To view each month’s highlight for 2010 as they were created on my Year at a Glance sheet throughout the year click on this 2010 link

On Tuesday I’ll reveal the WHOLE sheet for the Year 2010!

What highlights can you remember from your

2010 business year… or 2010 fitness year?

Do you care to join me in 2011 creating a Year at a Glance too? ;)

Year at a Glance – November 2010

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Each month flies past so fast, I often get to the end of the year, and say -

Where did that go? What did we do?

So, at the end of each month I select a *highlight* and record it in one of the jotting boxes on a Map Journal, so at year’s end I can peruse just what we have achieved at a glance with all major events simply summarized on a single sheet ;)

At the beginning of November an Independent Travel Exchange, “the backpacking and adventure travel industry’s very own business-to-business appointment-based networking day” was held in Sydney giving the opportunity for “Australasian tourism businesses to meet other local operators in order to canvas new business opportunities and develop networking contacts”

There were 100 travel related businesses participating, so it was an excellent opportunity to meet face to face other businesses servicing the travelling market.

Here’s the blog post I wrote when I got home:

Beautiful one day, Sydney the next

What was your highlight for November?

 

Please add it to the comments below, so at least its recorded somewhere for posterity ;)

Then if you want to see what else has happened to us here at Journey Jottings this year, click below:

“Year at a Glance ~ 2010″