Personal Development

Here are three suggestions for a great start to 2006

As this year rapidly draws to a close and a new-year stands before us it’s both a good time to reflect and to think forward to what might be.

In thinking back we have an opportunity to consider our achievements and accomplishments. We can remember and smile at our most special times and moments. We can think about our disappointments and what we learned from both our failures and successes.

As we think forward we can choose how we mean to begin our New Year. Will it be a repeat of this one or will you consciously choose to make it your best ever? How can you use what you’ve learned to avoid making the same mistakes again and create an even better quality of life for you and your loved ones?

1) Think about what you want in all the areas of your life, not just one or two. By creating a balanced life you will find you have more energy, more satisfaction and a greater sense of fulfilment.

As a starting point consider the following areas of your life and what you’d like to experience in each

• Family
• Social
• health
• spiritual
• business
• financial
• recreation
• contribution
• personal development

2) Turn the goals you have for the year into processes. If for example, you want to be fitter then how many times a week do you need to exercise? If you want a better social life then how regularly must you see your friends?

At the end of the day most of what we do is habituated so to get the results you want it’s a case of building successful habits. As the great philosopher Aristotle said ‘We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit’.

3) Once you have set your direction let go of your outcomes and enjoy life in the moment. When we stop trying to control things and trust in the future life gets a whole lot better.

In the book ‘Conversations with God’ by Neale Donald Walsch he says ‘Life is so scary. And so confusing. I wish things could be more clear. God replies ‘There is nothing scary about life, if you are not attached to results’.

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