Struggling with those Goals Already?

If you’re anything like me you may have found yourself running out of steam already.

I’m a great one for making plans, listing goals and writing down all the things I want to accomplish and everything I intend to do, especially at the start of the year. But I’m going to be very honest with you here, it’s two weeks into the New Year and I’m already struggling to maintain the momentum.

Well if you are grappling to keep focused and keep taking action on your goals here is what you can do:

• Go through your list again and see whether what you wrote down is really what you want to manifest in your life this year - if it’s not change it, delete what you don’t want and add what you do.

• Have a look at the list and choose 3 goals that are really important to you, those which would you love with, all your heart, to achieve or to attract into your life. Be really sure of what you choose because these are the goals that for the next few months you are going to put all your energy into.

• Now that you have your goals think about what small actions you can take, day by day, week by week or month by month to achieve them. Don’t worry about trying to come up with some grand plan, don’t even try and figure the end result; just think about what steps you can take now to eventually get to where you want to be.

• Then, take action. So, if you want to lose weight think about what would be the best way for you to do that. Should you follow a carefully planned diet? Take part in an online slimming programme? Or join a local weight-loss group? Or if you wanted to change jobs how about making an appointment to see a career advisor, or if that seems to big a step, you could just start by taking an online psychometric test that can tell you what career you appear most suited to.

There really is no need to give up on your goals (especially not this early). Sometimes all you need to do is take a few steps to keep your intentions energised.

Perhaps what you need is an accountability partner. Someone with whom you can share your goals and who will support and encourage you and hold you to attaining them. This could be a partner, friend, family member, or a mentor. Anyone who has you best interests at heart and is willing to listen to your tells of woe and excuses and then tell you why you need to get on with it anyway (in a gentle and loving way of course).

Why not email me and let me know how you get on?

The Passion Test

No I don’t have a test for you today…not yet anyway.  "The Passion Test" by Janet Bray Atwood and Chris Atwood is a great book.  I first read it several years ago and have just rediscovered it a few days ago when I was having a clear out so I thought I’d let you know it is recommended reading.

This book isn’t about sensuality or sex (sorry) it’s all about how discovering your passions can tell you what your life purpose is and how it can lead you to living a life you love.

As I read the book, took the test and completed the exercises, I uncovered so much about myself.  Like how what I thought I wanted from life no longer held true and that I had some new desires that I hadn’t even admitted to myself, mostly out of fear that I could never fulfil them.

The Passion Test is all about revealing your passions and true desires to such an extent that you not only know them, but feel them awaken within you and become activated.  You become motivated to put aside fear and doubt and follow your passions wherever they lead. I know, it happened to me.

This book has been around since 2006 but if you’ve not yet discovered it or have it and haven’t quite gotten around to cracking the cover, I encourage you to read it.  Particularly if you are now, like I was a few years ago, floundering around, not knowing which direction to take or what you want from life.

Everyone wants their life to be filled with fun and laughter.  No-ones wants to live a passion-less life.  Sometimes, however, you just need a little help lighting the flame within. This book could help you turn that flame into a roaring fire.

If you already know what your passions are, even if you’re not living them yet, I’d love to hear about it.