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
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, and strategic planning…
all in one.
I hope you take from it what is
helpful and make it
Your ME Map!
7. My Life
2023
Start at the center
of the page.
I like using a big
artist sketchpad
and Sharpies-
but use whatever
works for you.
9. My Life
2023
FRIENDS
FAMILY
LIVING
ADVENTURES
THEME
WORK
HEALTH
& BEAUTY LOVE
MONEY
THINGS
CONNECTIONS
2 New Friends
•
•
Dinner Parties
•
•
Trip w/ Nephews
Dad’s 75th bday party
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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.
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
2023
FRIENDS
FAMILY
LIVING
ADVENTURES
THEME
WORK
HEALTH
& BEAUTY
LOVE
MONEY
THINGS
CONNECTIONS
2 New Friends
•
•
A-Phi Dinners
•
•
Trip w/ Nephews
Dad’s 75th bday Party
Lakehouse Trip
Meditate Daily
KonMari Home
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Book Proposal
5 New Clients
Update Website Trips
NYC:
SF:
Paris:
Concerts
U2:
P!nk:
Monthly massages
Mammogram
Workout: 3/wk
Teeth Whitened
iPhone
New Car
Office Chair
Save: $10k
Invest: 1 new stock/qtr
Complete Will
Meet:
Preet Bharara
Brene Brown
Atul Gawande
Bobbi Brown
Mindy Kaling
Volunteer:
Donors’ Drive
St. Jude Fundraiser
Girls Weekend
Your ME Map
might begin to look
something like this.
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12. My Life
2023
FRIENDS
FAMILY
LIVING
ADVENTURES
THEME
WORK
HEALTH
& BEAUTY
LOVE
MONEY
THINGS
CONNECTIONS
2 New Friends
•
•
A-Phi Dinners
•
•
Trip w/ Nephews
Dad’s 75th bday Party
Lakehouse Trip
Book Proposal
5 New Clients
Update Website Trips
NYC:
SF:
Paris:
Concerts
U2:
P!nk
Monthly massages
Mammogram
Workout: 3/wk
Teeth Whitened
Join Bumble
6 new Dates
Closure w/ Ex
Girls Weekend
Make it your own:
I like to create a
theme or motto
and also pick a
color to represent
the year too.
Save: $10k
Invest: 1 new stock/qtr
Complete Will
iPhone
New Car
Office Chair
Meet:
Preet Bharara
Brene Brown
Atul Gawande
Bobbi Brown
Mindy Kaling
Volunteer:
Donors’ Drive
St. Jude Fundraiser
Meditate Daily
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13. FRIENDS
👩 👩🦳 🧔 👩🦰
FAMILY
👩🦱 👨 👴 🧓 👨🦲
LIVING
🖼 🥂 😊 🛁 📕
ADVENTURES
💃 🎸 🎭
THEME
WORK
👩💻 👩💼 👩🎨 🦸
HEALTH
& BEAUTY
LOVE 🥰
MONEY 🤑 💰
THINGS
CONNECTIONS 🔗
2 New Friends
•
•
A-Phi Dinners
•
•
Trip w/ Nephews
Dad’s 75th bday Party
Lakehouse Trip
Book Proposal
5 New Clients
Update Website
Trips
NYC:
SF:
Paris:
Concerts
U2:
P!nk:
Monthly massages
Mammogram
Workout: 3/wk
Teeth Whitened
Girls Weekend
Save: $10k
Invest: 1 new stock/qtr
Complete Will
iPhone
New Car
Office Chair
Meet:
Preet Bharara
Brene Brown
Atul Gawande
Bobbi Brown
Mindy Kaling
Volunteer:
Donors’ Drive
St. Jude Fundraiser
Meditate Daily
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🏡 🚘
My Life
2023
🧘
I’ve also enjoyed
adding in emojis
which can fun up
your map 😜
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14. 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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15. FRIENDS
👩 👩🦳 🧔 👩🦰
FAMILY
👩🦱 👨 👴 🧓 👨🦲
LIVING
🖼 🥂 😊 🛁 📕
ADVENTURES
💃 🎸 🎭
THEME
WORK
👩💻 👩💼 👩🎨 🦸
HEALTH
& BEAUTY
LOVE 🥰
MONEY 🤑 💰
THINGS
CONNECTIONS 🔗
2 New Friends
•
•
A-Phi Dinners
• April 12th ✔
•
Trip w/ Nephews
Dad’s 75th bday Party
Lakehouse Trip
Book Proposal
5 New Clients ✔✔
Update Website
Trips
NYC: Oct. 16-20th ✔
SF:
Paris:
Concerts
U2:
P!nk:
Monthly massages
Mammogram ✔
Workout: 3/wk
Teeth Whitened
Girls Weekend
Save: $10k
Invest: 1 new stock/qtr
Complete Will
iPhone
New Car
Office Chair
Meet:
Preet Bharara
Brene Brown
Atul Gawande
Bobbi Brown
Mindy Kaling
Volunteer:
Donors’ Drive
St. Jude Fundraiser
Meditate Daily
KonMari Home
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🏡 🚘
My Life
2023
🧘
As you manifest
your map
remember to
document ✔
your successes!
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16. 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 (or your theme) color.
17. FRIENDS
👩 👩🦳 🧔 👩🦰
FAMILY
👩🦱 👨 👴 🧓 👨🦲
LIVING
🖼 🥂 😊 🛁 📕
ADVENTURES
💃 🎸 🎭
THEME
WORK
👩💻 👩💼 👩🎨 🦸
HEALTH
& BEAUTY
LOVE 🥰
MONEY 🤑 💰
THINGS
CONNECTIONS 🔗
2 New Friends
• Brett
• Frank
A-Phi Dinners
• June 18th
• Oct 2nd
Trip w/ Nephews August
Dad’s 75th bday Party May
Lakehouse Trip June
Book Proposal
5 New Clients ✔✔
Update Website
Trips NYC: Oct. 16-20th ✔
SF:
Paris:
+ San D; Wash DC
Concerts
U2:
P!nk:
Monthly massages 6
Mammogram ✔
Workout: 3/wk
Teeth Whitened
Girls Weekend
Save: $10k (+$14k)
Invest: 1 new stock/qtr
Complete Will
iPhone
New Car
Office Chair
Meet:
Preet Bharara (book event)
Brene Brown
Atul Gawande
Bobbi Brown
Mindy Kaling
Volunteer:
Donors’ Drive
St. Jude Fundraiser
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🏡 🚘
My Life
2023
🧘
(The George) ✔
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✔ July
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18. You’re not going to have accomplished everything-
no worries- even if you’ve manifested 50% of what you’ve
mapped 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!
19. 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.
20. LIFE EVENTS
Jan:
Katie Got Married
Workshop online
March:
Colleen Promotion
June:
Allison’s Graduation
Julie’s 50th Party
Aug:
Lifebook
Sep:
Smith Aniv. Party
Oct:
Italy Trip
App Launch
Nov:
Trish RIP
UN Offer
Dec:
MacArthur Event
WORLD EVENTS
Cubs World Series
Hope Index Global
911 Cam live
MISC
Fav Movie: Swiped
Fav Song: Christmas Lights
Fav Show: Ted Lasso
Crush: Andrew Huberman
New Restaurant: Saddle Room
21. So when I am done
I have a complete
snapshot of the
year I just lived.
22. 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.
Working on your first ME Map
is an awesome
feeling
23. 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.
(WE Mapping.com)
But wait 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