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Experiment
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year 2008 has just arrived and with this new beginning we promise
ourselves things will be different this year.
What promises have you made? Are you are going to exercise five
times a week, only eat junk food on Saturday night or pay your
bills on time?
Motivated with this new conviction we start to exercise, eat
healthy foods, and pay our bills on time. This new plan lasts for
a short while and before we know it we are back to our old
routine.
But it doesn't have to be this way. We do have another choice.
Instead of giving up on our promises we can simplify them so that
they work for us. The following article has been published in
various newspapers and magazines.
Why New
Year's Resolutions Fail
Empowerment Coach Offers
Tips to Ensure Successful Commitments to Change
As 2006 draws to a close,
millions of people are making their new year's resolutions,
promises they've resolved to keep in 2007. Yet, statistics show
that the average time it takes a person to break a new year's
resolution is two weeks to one month.
According to Helen Burton, a
certified empowerment and recovery coach, it isn't stress, lack of
motivation, lack of time, or a failure of willpower that results
in breaking the commitments. "Most resolutions fail because
support systems were not in place at the start," she says.
Whether the outcome is weight
loss, sobriety, reducing debt or becoming more organized, Burton
suggests the first step is to survey the situation to understand
your options. "Once you focus on the real goal at hand, you can
easily break it down into mini-goals that are achievable."
Burton is a certified coach who
helps both addicts and their loved ones work through the pain and
develop a plan for a purposeful future. She founded Love Yourself
Coaching (www.loveyourselfcoaching.com)
in 2001, to meet the ongoing need creating healing and better
lives by empowering others.
She offers the following tips to help provide the support to make
any resolution an accomplished one:
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Work on only one major goal
at a time. "More than one resolution can be overwhelming, so
just stick with one," says the coach. "Practice on goal it until
it becomes a habit before tackling another."
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Find someone you can rely on
to keep you on track. "Whether it's a loved one, a friend, or a
coach, find someone who cares enough about you to see you
succeed," says Burton. "Touch base with him or her weekly or
more, if needed, to keep you successful in achieving your goal."
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Schedule a meeting with
yourself. Burton suggests giving yourself at least 30 minutes
each week to reflect on the goal and find the direction you want
to be headed for.
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Keep rewards small and
frequent. "Large and distant rewards distract from the pleasure
of achieving goals," she says. "So give your self small gifts
for every small goal you achieve."
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Celebrate every milestone.
"We often see what we haven't accomplished, rather than the
steps that we have taken. Any effort or energy you give to what
you haven't accomplished will only slow you down," she says.
"Celebrate every accomplishment, keep the momentum, and look
toward tomorrow."
For more information about Love
Yourself Coaching, contact Burton at
Helen@LoveYourselfCoaching.net.
Now it is Your Turn!
I invite you to take one or all of the steps above. Please let me
know about your experiences and how the ideas helped change your
willingness to keep your 2008 New Year's Resolutions. I am
available to support you in anyway. You can contact me by sending
an email to
helen@loveyourselfcoaching.net.
All of us at Love Yourself Coaching thank you for the
inspirational messages, business you've shared with us and look
forward to working with you in 2008.
Helen |
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Make Those New Year's
Resolutions Work
Do you make resolutions every Jan. 1, only to find you've
forgotten them by February? Are you struggling with food issues?
Do you have life goals you have yet to meet? This year, take
action on your New Year's Resolutions! It's easy when you get
support.
The Monday Setting Your Intentions Action Call will help you make
progress in your goals and keep those resolutions.
Join Helen Burton and a group of other successful entrepreneurs,
business owners, coaches and consultants in setting and announcing
your intentions for the week and the steps, large and small, you
plan to take during the course of the week.
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Mondays Setting Your Intentions
Action Call Series
Monday, January 14, 2008
1:00pm to 1:30pm (Eastern) and
10:00am to 10:30am (Pacific) |
Monthly Cost: $99/month (Special rate of $79 for the
first month if you register by January 7, 2008)
Click here to view details about the call. |
