Continue reading »]]> Make the decision that 2012 is the best year of your life. If you want to live the best year of your life it makes it a lot easier when you make the decision that is going to happen. Mark it down on your calendar, write it on your mirror, make the 2012 is going to be amazing vision board, and shout it out from the rooftop. It is time to make the decision that 2012 is going to be a wonderful magical year.

You will be surprised by the power of making the decision that 2012 is going to be the best. That is where the magic happens. You when decide on having an amazing future by making the present the best it can be. Be bold and take control of your life.

Lets go 2012! The best year of your LIFE!

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To quote Howard Dean, “YYYYEEEEAAAAAAA!!!!!!!”

Continue reading »]]> Yesterday I wrote in my blog December to Remember I wrote how December is a good time to look back and plan ahead.
What makes the look back and planning ahead valuable is the ability to be honest with yourself and have at least judgement as possible. By least judgement as possible is to not give yourself an excuse to feel bad for the things you wanted to accomplish but didn’t. To be more accurate I mean negative judgement as celebrating accomplishments is a form of judgements. Learn from your mistakes or missteps. That is how you grow as a person. Life is a practice and the way you improve anything is deliberate practice. As discussed in the book, Talented is Overrated.

You are not done with growing up as a person until you die. Making the slight adjustments will allow you to make the changes you need to live the life of your dreams. You can even make intentions out of them.

Looking at my year there are a few goals that I did not accomplish like I wanted to.  I am not where I want to be in my health, vocation and financial goals that I made last year. Luckily I realize that one of the keys to joy is to give up the illusion of being done.  That is relevant to me because I thought I have learned enough to get those areas of my life handled in 2011. What I have to learn in all three is practically the same. The remembering that life is a practice. I put to much emphasis on the results rather than the process. The process of the constant working on myself and self improvement. Hitting a wall, learning from that wall and then moving through the wall with new lessons. Without noticing I created new contracts for disappointment.

My intention is, “Through complete self love, I express my inner joy through owning the strength of my being as I continually expand my being from the inside out.”

I look forward to an amazing 2012!

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Personal challenges build character or something like that. Especially when you have fun with the challenges. When you challenge yourself to do something difficult and you accomplish the challenge the feeling of pride is incredible. Doing personal challenges is a great way to grow as a person.

The key to personal challenges is to think of them as a challenge that is “win and learn” instead of “pass or fail”. Thinking of it as win and learn allows you to take the personal challenge as a positive even if you do not accomplish the challenge. Using “pass or fail” paradigm gives you an excuse to feel bad if you do not accomplish the challenge.

How are you going challenge yourself this week?

PS. My personal challenge is that on Monday I will do a water fast. Wish me luck!

Continue reading »]]> Spiritual Life Coach Tip: Wave of Possibility

As a spiritual life coach, I go into the new year, I am dedicated to changes in my life to bring great change. I have gained a great awareness of who I am and where I want to be in 2011. I’m going to take me there.

I am so excited for the year 2011, because in 2011 I am going to take myself to a next level. In 2011, I am dedicated to creating not only the business that I want; I am also dedicated to being a being of pure joyous expansion. The theme for 2010 was letting go and a theme of 2011 is going to be releasing resistance and being the me that I know I can be.

One of the things that I love about the path that I am on is the fact that there is a ripple effect. It is like the world around me is a pond and the more I am the joyous person that I am the more I am throwing pebbles into the pond that is causing ripples. As the ripples flow through my life I have noticed that people around me tend to live better lives than they were before. I’ve been told by many of my friends that I have been an inspiration in bringing more positivity into their lives. That is the beauty of the world we live in. We are all connected and the more positivity you live in your life the more your ripples will affect the people around you.

The more that you live a joyous life the more you will notice how much better the world will be around you. Your friends will tell you that they have learned so much from your example and you will see how good it feels to know that you are making a positive change in people’s lives. When you live your spirituality, universal truths and values in your daily life using intentions written using my book as a template you too can be a great positive influence in peoples’ lives.

In 2011 I declare I am no longer going to be just a ripple. No longer am I going to accept making tiny waves and playing small. I am throwing boulders into the pond and creating tidal waves that will surround the world with my joy and my love. My mission is to create a legacy that will be felt by billions of people. The legacy starts in 2011.

Enjoy my 52 for 52 Youtube program where I will record a positive message every week of the year. Be on the lookout for the new book I am writing. Also by joining my newsletter youwill get a free book and information on new products I am making. You too can get caught up in this tidal wave of possibility.

Continue reading »]]> Spiritual Life Coach Tip: Slow Down

As a spiritual life coach, I have done a good job of creating a positive ripple that has affected the world around me. My New Year’s resolution for 2011 is simple. I’m going to expand the ripple that I created into tidal waves of positive energy that will envelope this world and affect many lives.

Welcome to 2011. As with many New Years you are probably making promises to yourself that you intend to not break. This was the subject of last year’s New Years blog. Now is a good time to read how 2010 is going to be different. That information is still relevant today.

Being born in the late 70s, I always had vision of the future. Now it is 2011 and I am absolutely amazed by the fact that it is 11 years since 2000. Even though I do not have my flying car, shoes that tie themselves, a hover board, and all of the other inventions that I was promised in Back to the Future 2, I am absolutely amazed by the technological advances that exist in my time. In fact, I am actually talking into my computer using Dragon NaturallySpeaking to write this blog. It is like I am on Star Trek saying “hey computer,” and then the computer is actually doing what I asked it to do. What a wonderful time to live.

New Year’s day is known for two things, parties and resolutions. A lot of people tend to shy away from New Year’s resolutions because they know that most people do not follow through with them. That is a mistake. At the beginning of the year there is this amazing energy for change. In your mind you are turning over a new chapter in your life. Because of this extra meaning, it is a good time to write down your desired changes for the coming year. The secret is to maintain this energy for change throughout the year. Do not take up too much at first and wear yourself out. Slowly work into your goals one at a time.

Slowly working into your goals.

If you’re the type of person who makes a huge list on New Year’s only to feel overwhelmed and eventually just give them all up, it is time to change that nonworking habit. When you write your New Year’s resolutions this year, write them in a way that allows you to take slow and progressive steps. If you have 10 goals, write down one action that will help forward your momentum that you could do this month for each goals. Do this monthly habit increasing the amount of actions each month.

Another thing you can try is one new goal a month. Instead of having 10 goals and trying to accomplish them all in January, you can pick one goal for the month. Start the next goal in February and another goal in March and so on.. I have tried this way of goal setting for my New Year’s resolutions with great results.

Those are just two ideas that can help keep you keep your New Year’s resolutions while helping you ride the wave of the energy that is generated from the excitement of a new year.

What New Year’s resolution are you going to start in January?

Continue reading »]]> 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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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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