Tools for Enacting Your New Year's Resolutions!

Hi again, It's Lisa here. I've been excited these past few months anticipating the positive changes that I wanted to make in my everyday life. Then 

the BIG DAY 

       

  came...

    the 1st.  

(By the way!)

I guess I figured I would start my "no more refined sugar unless its a bona fide special occasion" today. A person can change their mind, right?  I mean, this is still technically a holiday...right? 

Anyway, I wanted to share some tools with you that I have found on youtube that have really inspired me. Whether you are wanting to improve your personal efficiency, sales success, or desperately need to define a path for your future-you'll find help here:  https://www.youtube.com/user/BrianTracySpeaker.  

As a matter of fact, I have subscribed to his channel. He is a very good motivational speaker who makes you feel like anything is possible! BUT he does make it clear that self-discipline is the foundation that all other success is built upon.(This is where I will need to begin!)

Another delightful youtuber who posts very encouraging and inspiring videos is Dominique Sachse at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMoqFxwCFEE.  
                                                                       
...She covers everything from, "10 Ways to Wear a Scarf", to a tour of her beautiful home, to How-to's for glamour and fitness! She's refreshingly humble and sweet, but sassy enough to be fun : 



Another way to gain insights and inspiration for us hard copy book lovers, is to go to your local library or book traders and enjoy the luxury of browsing the many offerings there. Personally, I like to buy my own copy because I just about HAVE to read with a pen or highlighter in my hand! For those borrowed treasures, I have an old-fashioned lined notebook which I fill with pages upon pages of outlined advice---transforming it into my very own "Success Handbook", lol



It helps to realize that developing direction and breaking that down into goal-oriented steps will take time and effort, but learn to actually ENJOY the process...because that's what it really is---a process. It feels good just to get started though, so there's reward right from the get go!

Hope you find some hope and inspiration in these resources. Please do leave your thoughts and personal experiences in the comments, and share this blog with those of your friends and family who may benefit or contribute! Thank you for stopping by and do come again, because...

...there's BEAUTY FOR LIVING!

Sincerely, 
Lisa 

READY FOR THE NEW YEAR?...NO?!?

...Well, here's what I'm doing to prepare to accomplish  more of my goals for this coming year---

Perhaps you'd like to join me?  We can encourage each other along the way; help to keep one another motivated and accountable...

One of my first priorities is to make a thoughtful list of the goals that I would like to accomplish or begin in the coming year. I'm going to gather together my tools: old fashioned pen and paper and a fresh cup of nice, hot, Columbian coffee : )

     Then I'm going to begin to write down the things I've been letting float around in my head for several months now---putting them down onto paper somehow "grabs" them out of the atmosphere and corals them long enough for me to consider their position in my order of priorities!

 This is not a quick planning session mind you, oh no. This process may take days or even weeks of tweaking. In all honesty, I have found that this list is actually fluid. Alive at times. It really has to be...What with the way life keeps throwing curve balls and popping out from behind the trees!...

...BUT, we DO need a plan. Do you know the saying, "If you fail to plan, you're planning to fail."? I have found this to be very true in my life. I've been overwhelmed and ran over at times by all that was happening in our home. Out of control. Chaos pure and simple. I know what that feels like first hand, and it's not pretty. Not only that, it doesn't achieve the desired results. 

I began to ask how some people, with the same 24hrs in their day as I have, managed to achieve goals. Do you know the answer that I discovered?....Wait...for...it.......They learned how to 1) set goals, 2) prioritize those goals, and then 3) SAY NO to the things that would come up that would interfere with the carrying out of those tasks leading to accomplishing those goals!

I Immediately identified a personal weakness of mine. I have a hard time saying "no". Can you relate? Well, the good news is, that when you have thoughtfully created a priority list of your goals and related tasks, you then feel more of a motivation to stick to your plans. It's kind of like giving yourself permission to say no to other things---which for me was a breakthrough discovery! I wasn't being mean or careless. I was being intentional. And that leads to achieving results. Now THAT'S beautiful! ...

Here's hoping this post will get us started thinking about taking time to thoughtfully list our priorities for the coming year. Please share your ideas for being intentional, and ways that you have found to be successful, in the comments below. If you like this post, please share with your friends!

Peace Out, 

Lisa : )