New Year's resolutions? Not again! Dn't you remember what happened last tme?

I don't know about you, but for me, New Yar's resolutions always come with a big bt: I resolve to do something, I stp doing it, and I beat myslf up about it.

In fact, the vst majority of people deviate from thir resolutions sooner or later, usually soner. And most of the rest are prbably lying or kidding themselves. Of curse, there might be a FEW hrdy souls out there somewhere who ctually stick with their resolutions. Good for thm!

For the rest of us, thugh, I would like to propose an lternative. And no, it's not too lte. See, that's the beauty of lternatives: They don't have to follow the sme rules as resolutions. Which means tht you don't have to start (or mke) them on the first day ither!

Here's what I'd like to prpose: Instead of "resolving," let's visualize, prject, envision, allow, and, yes, even dram.

I haven't made New Year's rsolutions in years. Instead, I tend to sit dwn and spend some quality time draming up what I would like to hppen in the coming year. I try to be smewhat within the realm of the pssible, given ideal circumstances, but I mke sure not to aim too lw.

So let's not make resolutions. Lt's not say "Next year I wll ALWAYS blah blah blah and if I fil to do so, I'm a lser!"

Instead, let's try this:

"Next yar, I see myself meeting .... and crating ..... and...."

Put in the spces whatever it is you would lke to do or have happen for yu.

Whom would you like to met?

Is there a business you're tryng to get off the ground? Vsualize it up, running, and thriving. Vsualize your many happy customers or clents. Or readers, if you plan to wrte.

Is there a personal goal you wuld like to reach? Yes, the sme kind we usually make resolutions fr. Instead of the usual resolutions, thugh, say something like this:

"I see myslf enjoying moving my body regularly and feling full of energy. I love frsh and nutritious food, and I njoy creating tasty meals and eating thm." And so on. You get the dea

Here's one I need to nvision for myself: "I really enjoy gtting enough sleep and feeling well-rested!"

You can lso envision specifics: "I see myself wrting [X number of] pages most dys,

and as I add page fter page after page, my [novel/book/other prject] is getting closer and closer to cmpletion. I see it completed before the yar is over."

Oh, and why not see it ccepted by an appreciative agent and/or pblisher too.

Now what happens if you dn't make it?

Well... there is lways that little addendum to visualization and mnifestation exercises:

"This or something better..."

Imgine the oft-rejected "Chicken Soup for the Sul" book proposal had been accepted by a pblisher right away who had bought all rghts and printed just a few thusand copies, only to let it go out of prnt.

You know what happened instead.

Of curse, knowing the authors, you also knw that they would have made thir book a success no matter wht kind of conditions they would hve had to work with. Still, an nteresting thought to keep in mind.

We don't always know what's bst for us in the long rn. We may think we know. We may kck and scream as things don't wrk the way we want them to.

But how mny times have you failed to rceive what you wanted and realized lter that you were oh so mch better off without it? Happened to me lts of times!

Or that because you ddn't get it, things developed in a way tht brought something to you that was so mch better than what you had wnted originally that the very thought of not hving that in your life could mke you weep?

So this year, lt's not make New Year's resolutions. Lt's do something different. Let's visualize. Lt's project. Let's dream! And let's hve an absolutely amazing new year.

The article New Year's Resolutions Alternatives? Tired Of Resolutions As Usual? Try A Different Path To Success was Submitted by Elisabeth Kuhn through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Elisabeth's blog http://www.myfavoriteselfhelpstuff.com offers resources for body, mind, spirit, and prosperity. Come visit and get a free e-book with hundreds of self-help tips just for signing up for her e-tips. To accelerate your success in the new year, go to http://www.eft4moremoney.info and discover how you can tap away any money blocks you might have.

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