NeuYear Calendar Winners Announced!

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It was so incredibly inspiring to read through all your aspirations (all 131 of them). I can't to see what you all make next year!

Without further ado, here are your winners:

Jason Bedell
Sonali Agrawal
Brittania Drew
Lisa Armstrong
Josh Froman

If you find your name on the list, please email me your mailing address!

If you didn't find your name, I hope you'll still head over to Neu Year and pick up a calendar or two. You can still get a 30% discount by using the promo "BLAINE" when you check out.

~~While we've still got a few weeks until 2012 comes to a close, now is when I start looking to replace my calendars and notebooks.~~

I like to have a clean slate to start with right away when the new year begins. Even though I do all my scheduling on ye olde internet via ical, I have taken to planning out larger scale projects on an even older invention: PAPER!

Last year, my friend Jesse started a company called NeuYear creating beautiful, full year calendars. The paper quality is superb and the darn things look so nice hanging just about anywhere. I've had mine in my office and completed three big projects by being able to see how the work stretched out over an entire year.

We all know that the process of change or making things of any sort is always a bazillion series of tiny, incremental steps. Jesse's little ditty really helped me realize small goals throughout the year and now it can help you as well.

~~Today, Jesse has offered to give away 5 for free!~~

HOW TO WIN...

I'm sure every single one of you has something you really want / need to make this coming year. Maybe you're finally ready to write that book or apply to grad school. Maybe you're wanting start that little side business or learn to really cook.

~~Whatever it is, put what you want to make this year in the comments below.~~

~~I'll choose five at random on Friday.~~

Because Jesse is so awesome, he's decided to give me a special 30% discount code in case you want to skip the giveaway and buy some for yourself or your team. Just use the promo "BLAINE" when you check out.

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A BOOK FOR MAKERS OF AMAZING THINGS

I'd like to earn my IFSAC seals in 2013. Getting me one step closer to becoming a firefighter. AJ | 26th Nov 2012

I'd like to develop and Android app in 2013 along with one of my Java guru friend, which would be a start of a new venture and hoping something good and positive for us. Sonali Agrawal | 26th Nov 2012

I'd like to start making short films and make at least 3 of them in 2013. Mark Lauman | 26th Nov 2012

I'd like to help make an even better Penguin Project production in 2013...and refinish my dining room table in a very cool way. KE Lambert | 26th Nov 2012

I want to establish the habit of writing daily and posting on my blog at least twice a week. Lindsay Sterchi | 26th Nov 2012

I want to create a strategy for my small biz marketing efforts CC | 26th Nov 2012

I'd like to invest and finish development plans to open up my own coffee shop! Amanda Martinez | 26th Nov 2012

I will be working on my first book in 2013 Jon Stalligns | 26th Nov 2012

I'd like to really give starting my side business a shot at succeeding. And to write more. And to not use "and" to start most of my sentences. Richard Dubay | 26th Nov 2012

I want to write my book. Finally. For reals this time. Brina | 26th Nov 2012

I want to make a decent income from my freelance business! (don't we all) Ashley | 26th Nov 2012

I want to make my book a best seller - Still working on finishing the content! I also want to make a companion training website - site is done but needs more content! Brian Basilico | 26th Nov 2012

I want to write a novel, to write a story that I want my five boys to read. David Dickerson | 26th Nov 2012

I want to create a line of custom glassware for multiple retail outlets Franci Claudon | 26th Nov 2012

I'd like to finish my first feature-length screenplay in time for submission to the Nicholl Fellowship competition. Brandon Scott | 26th Nov 2012

In 2013 I'd like to make my sabbatical rhythm of praying while working a daily routine. I'd also like to write a short film. Justin Geoghegan | 26th Nov 2012

I want to read "Good to Great" and learn vector animation graphics. Peter McDowell | 26th Nov 2012

Beautiful things - daily. Commentary, articles, and projects. I can name specifics if it will get me one of those handy-dandy calendars... Chad | 26th Nov 2012

I want to make significant design contributions to a handful of organizations whose mission and vision I believe in. Chris Hartzler | 26th Nov 2012

Full year in scope. Nice idea! Lisa DeLay | 26th Nov 2012

My dream is to write and publish a book. It's going to happen in 2013. Chris Pochiba | 26th Nov 2012

Record and release an EP of original songs. Mainly for my family and friends to enjoy. It's time to set aside fear and just do something. Michael | 26th Nov 2012

I want to be able to plan 3-6 months worth of sermons on a regular basis Marc | 26th Nov 2012

I need a Fresh start... I don't want to just keep talking, I want to finish the 10 things in front of me. I must start writing things down instead of leaving them all in my head.. Dennis LaBuick | 26th Nov 2012

I would like to make a short animation 1-2 mins similar to those made by the Rauch Brothers for StoryCorps using an interview i conducted with my grandfather about growing up as a kid in Nassau, Bahamas during the 1940's Brian Lee | 26th Nov 2012

I want to make a difference in the city - for the city Brian Certain | 26th Nov 2012

To choreograph a contemporary dance that tells my story. Josh Schaberg | 26th Nov 2012

I'd like to make more things for myself this year, whether painting or drawing or something else. I find it helps me in every area of my life to have a non-work-related creative outlet, and I need to make more time for that. Leigh Ann | 26th Nov 2012

I would like to write, direct, act, and showcase at a festival, a short film. Chris Spoerl | 26th Nov 2012

I'd like to make a connection with my group and the world that enhances our appreciation of one another and everything we've been given. I'd like to be creative enough to share my thoughts in ways that have never been seen before. I'd like to inspire, create, and motivate by the work I accomplish. Neal Mathis | 26th Nov 2012

I would like to see the homelessness in my city go down. I'd like to plan three large outreaches for our homeless. I'd like to document their lives, and tell their story. Shawn Evans | 26th Nov 2012

I would like to serve others more frequently. Kira | 26th Nov 2012

I'm going to make a new business, I'm going to create a new network, I'm going to release an album with some friends, I'm going to do good work, and I'm going to do it hopefully with this calendar. Zach McNair | 26th Nov 2012

I'd really like to make things. I buy a lot of stuff that inspires me, but I've really wanted to make some of my own inspiration. Paintings, carvings, photo prints, furniture, things that require my hands and tools. At the same time I want to make more of a connection between my everyday IT/Web Design/Technology work and the physical world around me instead of losing myself and separating from one or the other. Trevor Gerzen | 26th Nov 2012

I want to write a book for dads that men will actually read and preach on Father's Day in June 2013. ThatGuyKC | 26th Nov 2012

I want to make everyone I meet to "Do the Hustle!" Erlinda | 26th Nov 2012

I'd like to get rolling on my seminary degree and really disciple some students in my ministry. Chris quinto | 26th Nov 2012

We're looking to develop a teachers' training program in Kenya by partnering professionals in the States to schools in Kenya. Eddie | 26th Nov 2012

Just started a new adventure as an in-house web developer/video producer/graphic designer for a company. So many cool projects, so little time! Have to manage it as efficiently as I can. Casey | 26th Nov 2012

I want to help make worship gatherings that help people connect with God & change the world. Bethany | 26th Nov 2012

There are monthly nights where art galleries in our city open up for free and invite the community it to take a look/discuss/make some art. I'd love to make an exhibit to show on one of those nights. Seán McGuire | 26th Nov 2012

I want to overhaul and re-design websites for my church, my friend's band and myself. I want to stay on-track with these large goals and hope to accomplish all three with time to spare in 2013. Thanks for the contest, Blaine! Karl Noelle | 26th Nov 2012

I plan to complete a book that I began writing this fall. Lisa Qualls | 26th Nov 2012

I plan to self-publish my first book in 2013 Chris | 26th Nov 2012

So many things! I'd like to discipline myself to begin blogging regularly again in a way that will add value to anyone who reads it. I want to make music (and videos and other media) for my church that communicates to multiple generations how much Jesus loves them. Charity Schneeberger | 26th Nov 2012

I am creating a one man theatre show that looks at the pitfalls and successes of our current culture through a post-apocalyptic lense. I then plan to build 4 more similar shows in different cities around the world examining each particular culture I'm in. This year my hope is Vancouver Canada an Munich Germany. Glenn | 26th Nov 2012

I'd like to write, direct, and shoot a short film this year. Ed Clark | 26th Nov 2012

Get my clean-water initiative launched! jim | 26th Nov 2012

I have finished my first feature film script and plan to film it! Garrett | 26th Nov 2012

2013 Projects - Easter video, redesign website, wrap up EP, start Christmas planning earlier (not October), and take a vacation. Josh | 26th Nov 2012

I intend to get my site back in place and begin to develop the discipline of writing and editing photos consistently. And find a job at a production company while I'm at it. Carolyn Kruger | 26th Nov 2012

I would like to have a life changing experience! Thiago Barbosa | 26th Nov 2012

I want to make a campaign for a new campus of our church in 2013, along with some new branding for the entire church. Ambitious, but necessary! Curtis Honeycutt | 26th Nov 2012

These are so inspiring! I'd like to revamp my personal site, map out a solid editorial for my blog, and start an Etsy shop. I'm also going to read all of the books I've been meaning to - I've made too many excuses not to! Natalie Semczuk | 26th Nov 2012

I want to learn CS Illustrator so that I can stop making excuses and start making awesome. Jason Barnes | 26th Nov 2012

I would like to record an album of original music written and produced all in house by our church. Matt Smith | 26th Nov 2012

I want to revamp a website to make it more fit for purpose and incorporate more useful features for the users. Terri | 26th Nov 2012

This year I want to shoot a short film about the resilience and hope of children in Haiti. Crawford Ifland | 26th Nov 2012

Launch a mobile coffee startup. @joshfroman | 26th Nov 2012

So much stuff I want to do! (And so inspiring to read others' goals as well). Start blogging, start college, start my business, visit India and finish writing at least one of my books. Rachel Joy | 26th Nov 2012

Funny you should mention it, but I hope to make it into grad school next year. I have re-applied for the MSW program at UIC. Last year, only 90 full-time students were accepted out of nearly 800 applications. Mike III | 26th Nov 2012

I'd like to make lots of awesome products for my etsy shop and start making an income from it! Lisa | 26th Nov 2012

I'd like to see the urban farm initiative I just began with a former coworker of mine up and running; performing at a sustainable level. We're in the middle of preparing the fields and building some of the greenhouses, with plans to actually begin seeding the fields in January. It's a terrifying, yet exhilarating thing to be a part of, and I couldn't be more happy about it. Jared Murray | 26th Nov 2012

I'd like to start grad school next year. MaryJo | 26th Nov 2012

I want to make the jump from 500 people in our church to 1,000 & be a better leader to get us there. Nate | 26th Nov 2012

Create a community project telling the story of the city. Andrew | 26th Nov 2012

I want to actually start charging people for my design work rather than just doing it for free. I think I've had enough 'building my portfolio' clients. Shannon | 26th Nov 2012

I want to finish an orchestral composition this year. It will be my first one ever. Jacob Clark | 26th Nov 2012

to grow and leverage the impact of in the Kingdom in the lives of our students and adults. tom | 26th Nov 2012

I want to sabotage my mediocrity this year. Kyle Marxhausen | 26th Nov 2012

We're shooting for taking a family trip to Turkey to visit friends on the foreign mission field. We want to invest eternally in the vision of our children (& ourselves!). erin@thefinerneiners.com Erin | 26th Nov 2012

to be the person that I was created to be. Mike North | 26th Nov 2012

I want to write the book I've been thinking about for the past two years. Kimberly | 26th Nov 2012

I am getting married next year and I want to create a home. More than just decor and functionality, I want to create a safe space for my husband (to be) and I to grow, learn, share, laugh and love together in! Addie Boone | 26th Nov 2012

I will be working on the 3 B's of 2013 - online BUSINESS, writing a BOOK, building a following on my BLOG. Raye Cage | 26th Nov 2012

I want to gather around me a creative band of misfits who want to live generously. Derek | 26th Nov 2012

I want to make a consistent effort to write and record everyday, to grow as a songwriter, and keep pitching songs. Like working out through the burn, I'm going to keep creating through the rejections. :) Marie | 26th Nov 2012

I want to pick a dream and go after it. Anna Spencer | 26th Nov 2012

I want to start my church plant this year! Sid Emory | 26th Nov 2012

I want to start looking out from the well and move towards being a NEW self :) Cristal | 26th Nov 2012

I want to start an online magazine in Spanish about Music, along with some of my musician friends. Gabriel Guevara | 26th Nov 2012

I want to see myself graduate from Bible college. Hannah | 26th Nov 2012

I want to tryout for and become my college's mascot! It's a very competitive process and I feel like I would make a great contribution to the program. Kevin | 26th Nov 2012

I'd like to write more intentionally- on my blog, in my journal and developing resources that encourage disciple making. Eric Taylor | 26th Nov 2012

I want to finish my degree & have a season of learning and pouring into our community. Kate | 26th Nov 2012

Next year I want to create something original. Write a song, create something new that ministers to people in a new way, just something new and different. Luke Williams | 26th Nov 2012

I'm looking to write a workbook on how to study the bible for my college students, and anyone else who wants to learn how to study the Word. Jason Vana | 26th Nov 2012

I'd like to create an eBook especially for singles on the fruits of the Spirit. Diane Rivers | 26th Nov 2012

I want to make 2013. NEW. FULL. & CREATIVE. Tony | 26th Nov 2012

I want to and WILL make an album of my chamber/classical music in 2013. Scott Ostrander | 26th Nov 2012

Love the idea of the calendars! Three of the things I'd aiming to make in 2013 are a short film and finished drafts of a novel and screenplay. Jesse Koepke | 26th Nov 2012

Next year, I want to finish designing my website/blog and include subscribers. I also want to take a course called The Artist's Way, which is based on a book by that title. Ann | 26th Nov 2012

I'd like to make one collaborative book with a hand picked group of others. Mike McGinnis | 26th Nov 2012

I want to expand my businesses! Chris | 26th Nov 2012

I want to create an Arts Experience for my campus ministry. Ruigu Kabucho | 26th Nov 2012

3 Goals: Mastering the art of Calisthenics, Calligraphy & Cooking. In order to make a proper planning I need the C of Calendar in my life. elroy hiwat | 27th Nov 2012

I want to take the ministry of my church further and expand our impact beyond the local community through creativity, dedication, and faith. Barry Wiseman | 27th Nov 2012

i'd like to figure out my blog strategy and post more often. brian alexander | 27th Nov 2012

Come up with a plan for the media ministry at my church so we can better serve by producing good work Michael Williams | 27th Nov 2012

Infect more Christians with overarching need for the Church to reach the still unreached around the world (using whatever media we possibly can!) Joel Potter | 27th Nov 2012

I want to plan out ministry opportunities for the whole year and not let any slip by. Peter Stevens | 27th Nov 2012

I want to become proficient in HTML, CSS, and jquery by the end of the year. Scott Reyes | 27th Nov 2012

My goal for the year is to move my speaking/creative arts ministry to full time, create at least two new presentations, finish the three books I am writing and build a bigger platform for my ministry amokarts.com and my new creativity blog (opening January 1) BewareofArtists.org | 27th Nov 2012

Sorry for some reason my last post would not accept my name and then posted without it. My goal for the year is to move my speaking/creative arts ministry to full time, create at least two new presentations, finish the three books I am writing and build a bigger platform for my ministry amokarts.com and my new creativity blog (opening January 1) BewareofArtists.org Dave Weiss | 27th Nov 2012

In 2013 I plan to begin rough drafts on several religious children's books. Chris Oakes | 27th Nov 2012

I want to write and illustrate a children's book... but it is the illustrating that's giving me pause. This year I want to actually plan time to teach myself how to draw, as well as finally finish the book I've had on my mind for a while now. Erica Lessie | 27th Nov 2012

I will write a short story that rhymes. Also I will create videos and post them on the internets for people to laugh at. I will create a blog that people may or may not read. Imagination may be the hardest work of the human mind, and perhaps the most God-like. Let's do it. Victor | 27th Nov 2012

i want to help accelerate others by empowering them to make bold decisions -whether that be people, organisations, or communities. help people live a better story. jonny mccormick | 27th Nov 2012

I am launching a site as a base for helping people find deeper meaning and engagement in the intersection of work and life. dan! | 27th Nov 2012

I am planting church this year. Our launch date is 2.10.13! Mike C | 27th Nov 2012

I want to finish my novel and see about getting it published. Denica | 27th Nov 2012

This is a really cool way to combine productivity, and nostalgia after completing a project. Brooks | 28th Nov 2012

Would love to plan our church year out on this for our services and events. Kris Dunlop | 28th Nov 2012

I want to make art that is good: a short film, a creative nonfiction essay, and a triplet EP. Isaiah Qualls | 28th Nov 2012

I want to get started writing. I am working on a blog and a book, and I want to do what I am being lead to do. Sean Carr | 28th Nov 2012

Making it my mission to move many churches that have been tech resistant into the 21st Century. Keith Alberts | 28th Nov 2012

I want to start my own freelance design company geared specifically towards helping small church bodies & small businesses that might otherwise get overlooked or settle for poor design because of small budgets. Dan | 29th Nov 2012

I want to make my home a living labratory of creativity and experimentation for my children by re-designing their rooms, family living space, and our family's rhythm of life. I also want to write my first book. Justin Bryeans | 29th Nov 2012

The small media team i lead at my church would like to start a blog about creativity at our church and help motivate other small churches to do more! We could put this calendar to good use. Matt W | 29th Nov 2012

I'd love to find a new job, travel to tell the stories of others, continue volunteering at Root Awakening, and make a positive difference in those around me. J Bork | 29th Nov 2012

I'm running my first marathon in 2013 Brian Ayers | 29th Nov 2012

My goal for this next year is to do photo & video for 18-20 weddings :) Laura | 29th Nov 2012

Someone needs to make a really loud Christmas Carols record. So I guess I will. Greg | 29th Nov 2012

2013 is the year I write the final chapter of the book I've been writing. And, I have a video series to go with it that I'd love to collaborate with some friends and give away with it. Jason | 29th Nov 2012

Next year? I would work a ton more harder to improve whatever strengths/skills I have. And also bring others with me through inspiring them. So with that, I would need your friend's magic calendar to help me. Thank you for picking me! Right? JJ FABRE | 29th Nov 2012

I want my baby dream of owning a B&B/community house to become more. 2013 is the year I put what's in my head on paper and make this dream more than a happy thought. krystal | 29th Nov 2012

I want to create in love and purpose. I want to make/write poems, songs, and pieces of grace, hope, and beauty to share with others. Joyce | 29th Nov 2012

Am I too late to tell you that I want to bridge gaps and create community. I also want to work on creating more films. Branden Harvey | 1st Dec 2012

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