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Seize the hidden opportunity that presents itself this weekend, as the sun sets on 2022 and rises on 2023...

In addition to engaging in nostalgic look-backs, well-intentioned resolutions and goal-driven business plans, I would encourage you to use this time to learn something very important about yourself — How good are you at interpreting the world around you? How good are you at predicting the future??

Here’s how to do it…

Open your calendar (Google Calendar, Outlook, etc.) and create an event for December 31, 2023. Give it a title like, “My 2023 Predictions.” Set an alarm to remind yourself of that event for 12/31/23.
In the notes section of that event, record 10–20 things that you believe will happen in 2023. Attach a document if you need more room to type.
For the purposes of this exercise, focus on things (events) that you think will happen rather than things you want to happen. Goal-setting is fine, but that’s a different exercise.
Use the “Pump Primers” below to get the blood flowing in your brain.
You might want to categorize your predictions. For example, make 2–3 predictions for each of the following…
1. Economics
2. Geopolitics
3. Innovation & Technology
4. Investments
5. Media (mainstream / social)
6. Politics
7. Popular Culture
8. Real Estate
9. Society
10. Sports
11. Transportation & Mobility
12. Workplace
Your predictions can be actual events that you think will occur in 2023 and/or changes or trends that you believe will take place in the new year.
To give this exercise some “teeth,” be sure to include your reasoning or rationale for your predictions. That is, why do you believe these things will happen.
For maximum benefit, record an audio or video of you verbally (visually) articulating your predictions. You don’t have to share this with anyone.
On December 31, 2023, when the reminder pops up, block out some time to review your predictions. Make notes of what you got right and what you got wrong. What assumptions did you make? Which ones were spot on? Which ones were off base?
Repeat the exercise for 2024. Make this an annual event. If you found it helpful, encourage your friends and family to do the same.

Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, is the most important festival in China and a major event in some other East Asian countries. Chinese New Year 2023 will fall on **Sunday, January 22nd, 2023.** In 2023, we ring in the Year of the Rabbit, one of 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac. The animal designations of the zodiac follow a 12-year cycle and are always used in the same sequence. Those born in the Year of the Rabbit are said to be talented at many things. They are affectionate people, often excelling at forming close relationships. However, they also appreciate tranquility and seek out peace. You’re a rabbit, if you were born in: 1903, 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011.

Pump Primers*

Guide to investing in 2023: This year’s weaknesses could turn into next year’s strengths — CNBC
Crystal Ball: What’s in store for 2023? — CNN
17 Travel Trends You'll See in 2023 — Condé Nast
TMT Predictions 2023 — Deloitte
The World Ahead 2023 — The Economist
FT writers’ predictions for the world in 2023 — Financial Times
These Will Be the Biggest Travel Trends of 2023 — Food & Wine
Future Of Work: The 4 Biggest Workplace Trends In 2023 — Forbes
Twenty-Five Eye-Opening 2023 Predictions About Generative AI And ChatGPT Including A Splash Of AI Ethics And AI Law Tossed In — Forbes
Predictions 2023: Fortune Favors The Bold And Focused — Forrester
Where are home prices in America’s 400 largest housing markets headed in 2023? These 5 charts give us some clues — Fortune
Our predictions for the new year — Fox News
2023 Predictions — Scott Galloway
Top 10 Strategic Predictions for 2023 and Beyond — Gartner
9 Future of Work Trends For 2023 — Gartner
2023 Outlooks — Goldman Sachs
23 Predictions for 2023: Climate and environmental justice experts share their forecasts for the coming year — Grist
Travel Predictions 2023 — Hospitality.net
Stock Market Forecast For 2023 Threatens More Challenges, But Stock Pickers Could Shine — Investors Business Daily
What’s in store for Hollywood in 2023? Eight predictions from the Wide Shot — LA Times
11 predictions for money, technology, stocks and crypto for 2023 — MarketWatch
What just happened? McKinsey Publishing's Year in Review — McKinsey
Outlook 2023: Why this could be a pivotal year for investors — Merrill Lynch
2023 Global Investment Outlook: A Year for Yield — Morgan Stanley
NAR Forecasts 4.78 Million Existing-Home Sales, Stable Prices in 2023 — National Assocation of Realtors
The Bull-and-Bear Case for 2023 — NY Times
How Will We Eat in 2023? Here Are 10 Predictions — NY Times
5 crypto and NFT trends that matter right now — pwc
Housing Market Predictions 2023 — Redfin
2023 Market Outlook: Cross Currents — Charles Schwab
2023 Outlook: This Ends One Way or Another — SoFi
36 Bold Predictions for the Next Year in Sports — Sports Illustrated
Emerging Trends in Real Estate® United States and Canada, 2023 — Urban Land Institute
Market Outlook: What Investors Can Expect in 2023 — Wall Street Journal
Tech That Will Change Your Life in 2023 — Wall Street Journal

(*) Links above sorted alphabetically by publisher; curated by ATLsherpa

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What are your predictions for 2023?