A New Year For Real!

What would it take to make this year different? You've seen a number of new years, it seems like the same cycle over and again. Happy New yeeeaarrrr!!!! you yell, filling the lounge, open air, party or pub with excitement and that frenzied hug that says, thank God we made it  to another year.

Like many people you may have made a few resolutions from the previous years. Some you kept and some you didn't. Heck,I've been there. I had all good intentions but somehow I found myself falling short and sadly another year passed with some major dreams and goals left unaccomplished. Don't let that be 2014. Don' let this year pass without accomplishing some of those goals that will make you look yourself  in the mirror and say"come on girl, I am smoking hot"! So here's how you're going to make this year a new year for real:

Scratch your new year's resolution and promise not to make another one ever!!

• The nature of  a resolution is that some sacrifice is expected on your path in order to achieve your goal; this sacrifice is interpreted by your brain as a painful experience. The result is that you will feel demotivated to follow through on your resolution because as humans, whether consciously or unconsciously, we resit anything that would bring us pain. So instead of resolutions, think of what you need to enhance your life and make plans based on that foundation. So your goals come from a place of pleasure because your mind is thinking of it as pleasurable. This way you are more likely to accomplish your goals.
  

Write out 3 goals that will bring you laughter and fulfillment

• Don't just go through this year like other years. Make it vibrant and bold! Have set goals you are working towards. It focuses your day and gives purpose to your existence.But hey now! Make sure they are goals you really want. Not those you think you should have or those your mum or friends told you it would be nice to have. Make them goals with passion.
  

Contribute

• Make a positive difference in someone's life. Help make someone's burden lighter or simply help another person accomplish their goals faster. Our scarcity and isolation dissipates when we consciously make someone else's journey easier. Very often we focus on what we don't have and how our pain is peculiar to us; by helping others it helps us see we are not alone and that what we have is really enough.Contribution can be in many forms, but besides donating funds; give of yourself physically, either by helping a neighbor who has a need or supporting a co -worker finish her project or volunteering at a local charity.

I've decided to keep it simple, most times all we really need are the fundamentals and then you can build on it. This can be the year your life goes to a new level; but only you can make it happen. So what do you say? Let's get started NOW.

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