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How Best to start the New Year... (or any Growth Period, for that matter Cool)...
than with a Goal-Setting Workshop!!

Now's a Great time, before you dive-in to the hustle & bustle of 'daily life' & all the Got-To's... to just take a Moment to sit-back, reflect where you've Been, what you've Created, & what you want to Do Next.

It doesn't take too long... & always pays-off tons in Excitement, Enthusiasm, & (re)kindled Purpose... and gives you tons of new ideas for 'Mocking-Up '...
 
So let's get to it!  ...(there's also a podcast, if you'd like to listen to this workshop, recorded live...)
  1. Find a quiet room, spare hour, & no cell phone...
  2. Grab a sheet of paper & pen (not pencil)
  3. Sit down, & think: “what would I do, if  {choose one or more}:
    1. I COULD NOT FAIL
    2. I had INFINITE TIME & FUNDS
    3. NO ONE ELSE (has) to know (or can JUDGE me for wanting it Innocent)
  4. Now WRITE, for the rest of the hour!  -&-
  5. IGNORE ALL DISTRACTIONS!!!
    1. Put-aside all voices saying “that’ll never happen” or “I can’t”
    2. Don’t think about “coulda/shoulda/woulda”
    3. Just KEEP WRITING, no matter how 'Silly' or 'Inappropriate' it is!
    4. Let your Inner Child, & all your 'Crazy Dreams', freedom to Go Wild Sealed!!
  6. Once you Finish the hour, go take a break... & when you come back:
  7. Start separating the ideas into: “1 year from now”, “5 years”, “10 years”, “20 years”
-and finally-
 => Pick the top ‘interesting’ idea from “1 year”, the one you’re most inspired by...
& do something NOW, right this minute, specifically & physically, to start making it happen!!
  • Sign-up for a class,
  • Fill-out a visa/travel application,
  • Google the nearest xxx & spend the rest of the day hanging out there doing yyy
  • MOCKING-UP a Next Step!!!!!
  • etcetc!!
In other words: break that “cool thing I’d like to (have) done someday” down into ‘bite-sized chunks’, & then take a big bite Sealed
It’s called “baby steps”… but you have to make that step!!

Really– You can DO IT!!
There’s NOTHING stopping YOU!!

Do it TODAY!!
Make it Real– do something tangible that you can hold in your hand, when you hit the pillow tonight… something you hadn’t woke-up this morning thinking you would do, something that you hadn’t really ever thought you could do!

It doesn’t matter if it “makes no sense”; pay no heed to the (voices) that say, “you’ll never be able to do that”… take that first step anyway!!

And then tomorrow, why not do another! And another!!
Write-down your Goal(s), & your list of Steps, add target-dates on each Step, & hang it on your bedroom door, or over your mirror. You can’t believe how great it feels, when you check-off another ’step’ towards that Goal, that thing you “didn’t believe possible”.

...so Why does all this work??
Well, because all those ‘little steps’, bit by bit, start adding-up… like ‘interest’ in your savings account, you start getting more & more momentum, more & more leverage
 
...& soon previously-’unreasonable’ things, ideas, start becoming more possible
...& you start saying “i can do that” more & more
...& you start realizing “waitaminit, i already did that(?!!)” to things that you’d've previously avoided

You start being less “at the effect” of the events in your life, & more in the position of choosing What & Where & Why…
…less apt to ‘put up with’ stuff you’re ‘kinda/sorta not-interested’ in, &
lots more apt to walk-in w/ a clear, specific Goal, & not leave until you Get it…

It’s called Purpose
It’s called Momentum
It’s called Success Cool
 
      “When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds: Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great, and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.” –Patanjali, author of the Yoga Sutras

…Now go out, & have a Blast!!!

PS: If your ‘work situation’ isn’t exactly as fulfilling as it might be, you may want to check-out this post.
(& there's also a podcast, if you'd like to listen to this workshop, recorded live...) 
 
‘Ta!

 
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Newsflash

How's about closing-out Last year with a little 'Completing the Cycles' Meditation? 

 
1) Imagine two bubbles in front of you... let's say a bit bigger than a beach ball but not bigger than a house. Laughing
Imagine one bubble is labelled "Last Year", & the other "The New Year".
 
Now start imagining a cascade of all the stuff from last year you'd love to forget...
... from politics to economic crises to panic-attacks to bad hair days...
... from dreams forgotten to plans mislaid to auld acquaintances to 'guilty-pleasure' tv-watching...
& let that whole avalanche just start filling-in that "Last Year" bubble, & watch (or imagine) it bulge...
 
Include anything & everything, from old/dead goals or mockups to old dead 'new years eve' promises to just plain un-fun events... in fact anything you'd like to get rid of... From stuff that's annoying to just mildly disturbing... Just bundle it up, or imagine a fork-lift, & just shove it all in there...
 
And just for a moment, notice if you feel any different as you imagine this... perhaps a little lighter, clearer... Or maybe your thoughts get just a little less hectic, your space just a little bit less 'busy'...

2. And now on to Step Two:
Now take a moment to Remember all your Successes from Last Year (or just your Favorite ones), your Joys, completed Creations... the Fun Times... Excelsior!
(You may even want to write some of them down, to remind you of 'battles won', eg. a 'stash of smiles' for rainy days...)