It seems to me that New Years Resolutions are a lot about just hoping it
happens. Everyone talks about them from say Dec 21st-ish until about January
10th ish and then everyone goes back to doing what theyve been doing. Sound
familiar? Be honest. The reason change doesnt happen is we dont have a strategy
for creating the change. This is a set-up for sabotage in my opinion.
For a long time I wrote out my resolutions every year, but it never really worked
for me.. I wasnt really jazzed by my resolutions. Honestly, I usually felt like a
big, fat, failure Oh, these things again exactly what I couldnt get done last
year. I never really looked at them; they sorda bothered me probably because they
seemed like obligations rather than exciting desires.
Then I was introduced to the idea of creating a 1 year vision instead of
making resolutions. This visioning wasnt just about shoulds, but about what
I really WANTED. (I think I was a little afraid to make that claim in the past). It was a
holistic way of looking at what I wanted my career, family, friends, health,
personal time and money desires. I started to get it all of it works together. Each
area isnt independent; if one area suffers the whole picture (which I realized was
my life) was being affected in some way.
The best thing about ENVISIONING the year was that to see it, I had to FEEL
it. Whoa. I noticed that I wasnt really giving myself much credit for what I
could actually get done in a year. I was locked into a yearly routine that I had been
living out for a long time. But having to create a vision of what the year would look
like allowed me to start to GO BIG. Seasonal sections dropped and my energy un-
blocked. My creative side started going crazy and I really took the time to SEE.
The 1 year vision was a way for me to tap into what I REALLY wanted. My
heart beats a little faster after I read it and I feel a tingle in my stomach. Now THAT
is energy that my yearly list of resolutions cant create. (By the way, my vision stays
with me more on a daily basis because of this feeling, rather than just sitting in my
sock drawer.)
Another trick I use is I write it in the present tense... same day, one year
later. For this year my 1 year vision read 2007 and as I read it back to myself I was
reading about all the things Id ALREADY accomplished in my career, my new
marriage, my family, my friends, my money over the past year (which of course
havent actually happened yet).
Try it and really FEEL what it is like when you read it back to yourself. It is
a great step to beginning to align your heart, your head and your body it is a pull
into action. It is also about building a bridge of trust; that you do know what you
want and how to go about getting it.
Heather Dominick, The Energy Expert is an energy and nutrition specialist with over 10 years of teaching and coaching experience. Heathers primary focus is in helping others identify sources for increasing physical energy and making permanent lifestyle changes. To sign up to receive your free chapter of the famed e-Book "Get EnergyRICH", for her freebie how-to articles and no-charge teleclasses on creating your most energized life, visit http://www.individual-health.net
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