by Michaeline on January 1, 2011
The New Year is always a time for reflection and goal setting. Are you finding yourself stuck in the same place as last year? Are you living with the same tolerations year after year?
This week sit down with a blank sheet of paper and list your longings. Not the things you should do or need to do or even want to do. What are you longing to do?
Sit in a quiet place. Maybe play some classical music. Or spend time walking in nature beforehand. Now write without editing. Once you have all your longings listed, eliminate those that are totally unrealistic. Then pick one longing that is calling to you right now.
List several small steps you can take this week, this month, this year to make your longing a reality.
The goal is to have this exercise re-energize you and to help you live a more authentic life.
Happy New Year! Happy New You!
by Michaeline on January 16, 2010
While a feeling of accomplishment is something to be enjoyed, you might also take a little time today to consider some bigger goals you could set to keep the momentum going. Simply give some thought to the goals you’ve accomplished thus far, and think about the next logical steps to pushing your level of success even higher. Then come up with some clear action steps you can put into motion once your period of celebration has run its course.
We can keep the process of personal growth going strong if we continuously keep reaching higher in our aspirations. When we first accomplish a goal, we understandably feel proud of our achievements and may be tempted to stop where we are. By choosing to see our goals as an ongoing process of personal accomplishment, we will understand the importance of setting continuous goals. As we keep stretching and growing beyond what we believed was possible, we continue to improve our life circumstances and gain a greater sense of confidence about our own abilities. This allows us to achieve even greater results later.
While you are enjoying your celebrations today, you can devote some of your positive energy to forming even bigger goals to keep moving forward or even leaping forward.