In the last week of January a majority of Americans either quit or start losing motivation to fulfilling their New Year’s resolutions. When a New Year arrives, people love to make statements how this year is going to be different. This year is going to be the good one. Good bye 2009. Hello 2010! It is a new beginning where they will become a new person who reaches their goals.
Unfortunately, many people end up making the same resolutions each year. Every year they are going to lose weight, get a new job, join a gym, eat healthier, go out more, make more friends and the many other resolutions people make to change their lives.
Fortunately for you, you are not going to be one of them. You are doing something different this year. One of my favorite quotes is from Albert Einstein, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.” So what are you doing to do different this year to make your dreams come true?
Here are some suggestions
- Write down your goals: Writing down goals increases the chances that they will become reality. To help alleviate any overwhelming feelings, write down smaller goals for your New Year resolutions. Smaller monthly goals are easier to accomplish. They are great for getting you back on track every month. Be sure to celebrate your wins.
- Get an Accountabilibuddy: Find a friend that will hold you accountable. Make sure this friend is willing to call you on your excuses. Be willing to be able to accept it when they are being a little hard on you if you decide to slack. Also share in each other victories.
- Take a class: You can find classes at your local schools that can help you reach your goals. One of the ways I made sure I was going to change one year was by taking three classes a month. I took a dance class once every two weeks, went to a group at www.meetup.com and then I would find a random class at an alternative school or community college. I was a shy man and taking a dance class was a fun way to grow as a person
- Join or create a group: Like with the Accountabilibuddy, there is a certain power in belonging to a group. Surrounding yourself with people who have similar goals is a great way to keep yourself on track. www.meetup.com is a great way to find groups of people who are committed to create change in their lives.
- Join an intention circle: Writing intentions in a group is a great way to create what you want in your new life with lasting change. It captures the power of people joining with the power of intentions. http://www.intenders.com/ is a great place to find what an intention circle is, how to start one and where to find one. It helps to write out your intentions with joy. Watch for my book coming in 2010 that will teach you how to write intentions in a joyful manifesting way.
- Go to a workshop: Workshops are a great way to energize yourself and learn tools to create the life you want in a short period of time. The workshops I have taken have been a great help to me. Remember to take responsibility for your life and not spend more than you have on workshops as the workshop high can be very addicting. Read my blog on being your own guru. Remember that you are doing all of the work and they are just showing you a way.
- Do some resistance breaking services: Resistance is inside of our psyche or energy and it gets in our way of moving towards what we want. NLP, EFT, therapy, and the Work are great resistance breaking training. NLP is good for programming the mind to get what you want. I even used some of the feelings generated in the workshops in my NLP feeling spinning work. EFT works on the energy body and is surprisingly simple, easy and effective. It helped me break through the resistance I had to deserving. I went from not liking hugs to a hug loving fool. Therapy is a good way to heal the past wounds of the mind. I haven’t done therapy, however I have heard good things from people who have. The Work is a wonderful training for the brain to allow you to give up a part of your story that you feel is holding you back.
- Hire a professional: Personal trainers are great ways to keep motivated and learn how to work out. Life coaches are amazing at helping you reach your goals and keeping you on track. They will celebrate your wins, challenge you to grow, help you uncover the resistance you have to where you want to go, and be a catalyst to help create amazing change in your life.
Those are just eight suggestions that will make sure you will have the greatest 2010 ever! There are many other ways to do so. If you know one, make a comment. Also comment on what you are going to do differently this year to make your 2010 the best 2010 ever.
I have faith in you! You are going to have a great 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, …
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