Welcome to 2012, Happy New Year! The year ahead holds lots of wonderful, exciting discoveries and adventures for you, and you don’t even have to leave home to experience them!
Each week for the next three months, I will be posting about letting go, listening patiently and living gently. I will share positive psychology tips on perspective, perseverance and passion. We will explore ways to expand your belief in yourself and how to create the life you really want. There will be other posts along the way, but each Friday the post will be dedicated to Wishful Thinking Ways for 2012.
Oh, and I’m going to start by suggesting that you wait until April 1, to set your New Year’s resolutions – no fooling! Cut yourself some slack this year, and try a different approach.
I’ve listed two quick steps for you to follow today, but before you read them, as silly as it may sound, I would like you to get up – right at this very minute - and step back, then step forward, step back and step forward. Yes, I know, it sounds ridiculous, but doing it sends your brain the message you are ready for action and you’re committed to the process. I call it the “two-step of success”.
So, everyone up, and step back and step forward, step back and step forward. Great, you have taken your first steps toward success in 2012! Are you smiling, shrugging your shoulders and mumbling, or shaking your head and thinking “That was stupid”? No matter – you did it! You took action and tried something new, and that is what change is all about.
Okay, now you are ready for the first Wishful Thinking Ways for 2012.
Step Back
Take a few minutes to list all the good things that happened to you in 2011. Include everything you can think of and keep the list around so you can add to it throughout the next 3 months.
List the happy moments; your accomplishments – big and small; sweet surprises, and exciting news. Dig deep, if you have to, but get all the good stuff down on paper. And, since this is not a mathematical equation, the negatives spring to mind - no matter how many – do not balance out the positives, so list only the good, and forget about the rest for now. Okay? Good, I know you can do it.
Step Forward
Next, please write “2012 is a wonderful year.” Now, please read the sentence out loud. That’s good. Write the same sentence two more times, and read it aloud after you write it. Great job!
That’s it for now. You have completed the two-step of success. You are on your way. Have a great day!
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