Get ready for the New Year!
The New Year is practically knocking at the door. All you need
is to take a few steps to open the door and let it in. Are you
ready? Let's see what you should do to be prepared to greet that
which gives us a clean slate once a year. Why, the New Year, of
course!
So, here's what you need:
1. Your New Year's Resolutions
If you haven't learnt how to do this yet, there is still time.
This list should be written in such a way that they will work
for you (see my article: 7 Reasons Why New Year's Resolutions
Don't Work).
Also, follow the formula: "I will + wishes + due date."
Remember that you need to think positively about them, and be
grateful even before you have received them.
2. Your Goals list
This is the list in which you are setting for the incoming year.
Here, you follow the same steps suggested for the Resolutions,
only now your goals are not really dreams or wishes. They are
practical and more or less realistic (always remember to leave
room for improvement and changes, if they become necessary, not
to mention the little miracles that may come your way).
Think about Prosperity -- your business or job, bank accounts,
etc.; Health - exercise, nutrition, etc.; Relationships -
family, friends, etc., and Lifestyle--hobbies, fun and
recreation, etc. You can add more categories, of course, such as
community service, for example.
3. Your Gratitude List
This is a list in which you write all the positive and negative
aspects of your life during 2005. Actually, you make two lists,
one for each. You will write with appreciation all that happened
to you, and then give a reason why, explaining what you have
learned from the lesson.
The positive list you also appreciate and keep; the negative,
you let it go and burn. You can make a little ritual of this
burning if you wish. It works beautifully.
Voil