Good News About New Year's Resolutions

There is some very good news for you about New Year's Resolutions. You know what I mean--those promises you make at the beginning of every year and keep for about two weeks (if they last that long).

The good news about New Year's Resolutions is that they don't work. You aren't alone in this. They simply do not work. Remember the one about losing weight and exercising every single day? How long did that one last? It didn't last because it wasn't realistic and it didn't really create a life style change for you. So don't fret, you don't have to make up any more of those annoying resolutions.

Now for the great news! You absolutely can make the changes in your life that you have desired to do for so long. You might find change to be frightening and intimidating. You have lived in your comfortable space for years and breaking away from that can create uneasiness along with newly found freedom. You do what you do because it has worked for you over the years, and yet at the same time, you know you want something different.

So how about trying something new? Something easy, something fun! Write in a journal all about how you see your perfect life. Thinking about it is one thing, but putting it in writing gives it some real power. How do you see your life? Do you see yourself living in a wonderful place surrounded by all the joys in life? Do you have lots of friends or a few great ones? Are you in the career that you love or are you doing exactly what you want to do in your retirement? Is your life balanced as you enjoy your spirituality, health and fitness, friendships, education, recreation time? Picture that perfect life! It's out there waiting for you.

After you have written your vision of an ideal life, then take a look at what you need to do to make it a reality. Would it be to your benefit to search for a new place to live, a new career, or new friends? Take a look at the things that drain you and the things that energize you. Are you in an environment that drains your energy or one that provides you with fuel every day to make you want more? Do your friends energize you or sap you of your energy? Do they bring you joy? Do you need to find some new friendships and give up some others? Is your body happy with you? Do you treat your body like a good friend or do you abuse it with overeating and under exercising? If your body were someone else's, what advice would you give to it?

When you address the real issues in your life, you can make some fabulous changes—ones that will energize you and bring you peace. Think about hiring a life coach to support your process. You will no longer need those useless New Year's resolutions. It's up to you. How exciting to be in charge of your life.

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