Health Hints 2010
January -
With talk of resolutions and possibilities the start of a new year seems to be the time when we tend to be more focused on the future than we are during the rest of the year. It feels as if the past has been swept away and we are presented with a clean slate to write our futures on – and what we choose to write upon that slate is up to us.
For me that is the exciting part of this time of year – to choose and set my goals and intentions as to how I want the year ahead to be for me. It is about ‘being’ rather than doing as well. After all, real achievement begins with ‘being’ rather than ‘doing’ - you have to ‘be’ different rather than simply ‘do’ different things. And you achieve more when you focus on what it is you want to be!
Word for the Year
Making the right choices for some of us though can appear daunting and we can be uncertain what it is we want for ourselves in the year ahead. Last year a client suggested that choosing one word to express how you want to be throughout the year helps you clarify and achieve your goals, dreams and desires. It was the first time I’d tried this technique and it had amazing results.
My own word was ‘successful’ and I did feel successful throughout the year irrespective of what I was actually doing and, as a result, whatever I did was successful! I met some extraordinary people personally and in business; my relationships went from strength to strength; my career entered new exciting areas; my business was more successful in all sorts of ways - so much so I asked myself if there really was a recession; my holidays were new and exciting experiences; and I discovered new, fun and effective ways to be fit and healthy!
A year ago, and during sessions with some of you, I asked you to share your own Word for the Year with me. Amongst the words that you chose were splendid, joyful, connected and fearless. This year I want to make the exercise more beneficial and useful. I’d like to hear from more of you and your Word for the Year. I will share them in the next month and, at regular intervals during the year, will check back and ask you how your year is progressing and if you have noticed any changes in your life. Click here to share your Word of the Year
The way you arrive at your word does vary. Sometimes you know your word instantly; your word may leap out at you as you are engaged in an everyday activity or as you sit quietly; perhaps you notice you are using a ‘new’ word regularly recently and choose that. The question to ask is what do you want to ‘be’ in 2010?
And my Word of the Year? It’s present. I want to be ‘present’; totally engaged in the moment and focused on what is actually happening. I’ll let you know how I get on.
Resolutions
Many New Year resolutions fail simply because they are about loss, giving up something rather than aspiring towards a goal. Goals are more successful when they are moving towards a target and achievement – when they are about positive gain for you. For example instead of stopping smoking or giving up chocolate being your resolution try ‘I am want to be healthier’ or ‘I want to be a size 14’. If you’re not convinced try this. Make two resolutions – one about giving up something and the other about gaining something and send them to me. I will share them in the next month and by asking you about them regularly you can discover which one works for you.
2009 Health Hints
