As 2009 draws to a close, we all find ourselves with lots of stuff on our "to do" lists for the next year.  Whether your thinking about finding time to meet your deadlines, accomplish your goals or even follow your resolutions, there never seems to be enough time to do it all.

As you begin 2010, Resolve to Count Cards, using this this incredibly powerful exercise I first ran across in 2006.  From an article in the now-defunct Worthwhile Magazine (by creativity guru Eric Maisel) comes this gem:

Get seven decks of cards with similar backs. Lay out all sevendecks on your living room rug, backs showing. This is a year of days(give or take). Let the magnitude of a year sink in. Experience thiswonderful availability of time. (This is a powerful exercise.)

Carefully count the number of days between two widely-separatedholidays, for instance New Year's Day and the Fourth of July. Envisionstarting a large project on that first holiday (today!) and completingit by the second.

It also works great with clients!  Give it a try.