How has the first week of 2012 been to you? Did you set resolutions...Broke them already? No worries, there are still 360 days left to get it right :) I like to keep things simple and most of all realistic. I came up with this list based on personal experience and some of my fave motivational readings. These steps will help you focus in on what you want to achieve, simplify life and make the best of every moment.
Set out a plan
Set 2 -3 major goals, one should be long term that may take longer than 1 year to achieve, and one or two that you can achieve in a few months. Be realistic and aim to work on your goals for 1 hr every day.
The reason that most resolutions fail, is that people set them without really thinking about how they actually plan on achieving it. Let's take losing weight for example, the #1 resolution year after year. Yet only a few actually achieve it, why? Well, because losing weight is hard and requires quite a few lifestyle changes in order to be successful, if you don't prepare and set out a detailed plan of action, you will most likely not succeed. So whatever your goal is be sure to set some time aside to dedicate to it to the goal, and realize the small success as well as when the plan may need to be revamped.
Get rid of the clutter; both material and people
That blouse you haven't worn since '08? I know it's your "favorite" but seriously throw it out! The general rule is if you haven't worn in the last year or more it probably isn't your favorite anymore or you have too much stuff, either way someone else would probably do it better justice if you donate it. Now you're clutter free and charitable. Having a hard time getting rid of all of your "favorites" at once? Get rid of 5 at a time, and come back and reassess in a month or two.
Now let's talk about the people clutter, this one is a little harder to do for most but sometimes has to be done. I'm a big believer of keeping only people around you that bring out the best in you, have a positive energy and are able to uplift you. If someone doesn't fit that criteria, why keep them around? While it's nice to say you've been friends with such and such forever, in reality most friends will only be in our lives for certain epochs. Realize it, embrace it, and keep it moving.
Be your own source of happiness
Happiness breeds happiness. If you are a generally happy person, you will attract happy people, happy situations and your entire outlook on life in general will be better. Stop waiting for friends, a man, new job, money or whatever else to make you happy.
Take accountability
Nobody's perfect, we all make mistakes and are sometimes left in not so ideal situations. You need to take accountability for it all, not only successes but failures as well. Stop making excuses, stop being envious of other people's blessings. Taking ownership of failure builds the foundation for success.
Spend some time reflecting
Most of us are so busy, we rarely stop to appreciated the little things, the daily and weekly accomplishments. Ideally, it's recommended to take a few minutes at the end of the each day to do this but since any day is rarely the same I like to at least do once a week. So instead of posting the thousandth facebook message about your fabulous life, take some time for yourself reflect on the small successes of the day or week, and what you will do to build on it.
Xoxo,
Stepha
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