Happy DEBcember!

When you start the new year in DEBcember, you head into January with a running start!

You get to spend the month celebrating your annual wins, while laying the groundwork for next year's achievements. What a way to set yourself up for success!

What are you celebrating this DEBcember? And what's on your goal list for 2025?

52 Secrets for Goal-Setting and Goal-Getting

My big win for 2025 was writing 52 Secrets for Goal-Setting and Goal Getting: How to Stay Focused, Grow Your Network and Get More Done in Less Time for Mango Publishing . For the book, I gathered tips from awesome leaders in business, tech, food, entertainment, and other creative fields. It will be released on January 14, 2025.

However, you can pre-order now to get the bonus secrets and your 2025 goal-planning worksheet. Email your receipt with "52 Secrets Bonus" in the subject to marketing@mangopublishinggroup.com.

The secret to success is there is no one secret. Only options! Discover what works for successful professionals, choose what speaks to you, and incorporate what makes sense into your journey. 52SecretsBook.com

The Latest Episodes of GoalChat

I hosted my DEBcember #Start2025Now Party on Monday with my annual panel: Chris Cherian , Annie P. Ruggles , and Keith Spiro . It's so much fun to get together each year to share progress and plans. This year, we added another goal-type: the Giggle Project! Watch the replay and reach the recap to find out what that is and also to see what these friends are up to.

Here are some more recent GoalChats.

• Giving with Noah Bleich , David Chiu, and Nicky Pitman
• Leadership with Marisa Wheeling Ciesluk, PCC , Monique Daigneault, President and CEO , and Jess Dewell
• The Power of Dance with Jennifer Ballard, MBA , Missy Lawrence 🧠 The Human Side of Digital 🧠 , and Jessie-Sierra Ross
• Stress and Relationships with Angela Miller Barton , 🔆Kim G. , and Terri Ann Heiman
• Advocacy with Howard Brodwin , Rich Holman , and Sandy Rosenthal
• Creativity and Tech with Rob Kutner , Deborah Pardes 🏳️🌈 , and Yael Swerdlow
• Writing Books with Scott Huver , Jessica Mehring, M.A. , and Melody Owen
• Magic and Change with Emily Hawkins , Jonathan 🧠 Pritchard , and Bob Woods

Read all the recaps and watch the replays here.

Upcoming Topics

• December 9 - Identity with Jeni Jonte , Angela Page Mølgaard and Yuliya Patsay
• December 16 - Persona with Bobbie Carlton , Nina Fountain , and Cheryl Tan
• December 23 - Holiday Cooking with Babette Pepaj and Aaron Hamburger

Starting with our New Years show, GoalChat will be hosting panels of the "achievers," featured in 52 Secrets for Goal-Setting and Goal-Getting.

#GoalChatLive is broadcast on Mondays, 4pm PT, on LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. New episodes of GoalChat, which is on the Marketing Podcast Network, are released on Thursdays. Subscribe on Apple, Amazon Music, Spotify or your favorite podcast platform.

Resources: Book-Writing Simplified

One of my specialties is helping busy professionals develop their book concepts and promo plans through writing a book proposal. I do this via workshops and one-on-one consulting.

• Read my article on How to Brainstorm your Book Proposal in Writer's Digest
• Watch the replay of my Book Proposal Presentation for Lioness Magazine

Learn more about Books with Deb.

Upcoming Events

December 19: Women's National Book Association (WNBA) - San Francisco Chapter for our virtual Gratitude & Glitz mixer to close out the year at 12pm PT on Zoom. Register here.

January 23: Goal-a-palooza all-chapter virtual event for Women's National Book Association (WNBA) . I will be in conversation with Brenda Knight SF Chapter president and publisher at Mango. Join us at 4pm PT.

Taste Buds with Deb Podcast

Another big win this year was winning a 1st place SoCal Journalism award for my Taste Buds with Deb podcast episode with Susan Feniger and Liz Lachman . My recent bite-sized conversations about food, cooking, and community have been with Jeffrey Kollinger , Jeffrey Eisner , Ariel Kanter , Ken Albala , Ilan Stavans and Margaret E. Boyle , Lesléa Newman , Jake Cohen, Yael Grobglas, Aaron Hamburger , Or Amsalam , Jessie-Sierra Ross , Steven Hoffen , and David Chiu.

Listen on iTunes or your favorite podcast platform. And please subscribe. Read the highlights and get recipes.

About Me

I am on a mission to change goal culture in and out of the workplace. A goal strategist, corporate consultant, and workshop leader, I am the award-winning author of Your Goal Guide and creator of the D*E*B METHOD® system of goal-setting simplified. I have spoken on stages for TEDx, DWEN, VON3, Engaging Virtual Meetings Conference, Innovation Women, SCORE LA, LA County Bar Association Lawyer Well-Being Project, Wellcoaches, and more. I am the host of the #GoalChat/#GoalChatLive and Taste Buds with Deb podcasts.

It's Goal Season!

Do you lead an organization, business, or book club? I offer workshops, as well as consulting, about goal-setting simplified and the art and craft of networking. Contact me to learn more.