New Year’s Resolution:

 

 

This a brand new year and we’re going to have some fun!

We are going to start off the brand new year with The New Year’s Resolution. We’re going to do something for ourselves whether it’s losing weight, quitting drinking, finding a new job, or going back to school. What all these have in common is you. You are the one thing that stops you as well as starts to get you really moving forward.

 

So when it comes to a New Year’s Resolution, start focusing on the different aspects of what you are able to do.

 

My challenge for you this year is the following: I want to get to know myself better.

In other words, why aren’t you losing weight? Why aren’t you quitting drinking? What is the role you play in that? That’s my resolution to you.

When it all comes down to it, we are our own worst enemy and we have to figure out why.

 

There are easy ways of starting the process of getting to know yourself.

The one aspect that I really want you to start getting in on, is sitting with yourself. Keep in mind it is one of the hardest ones to grasp.

 

1)      Sitting With Yourself

 

 

 

Just sit and contemplate — This is what I’m actually thinking. This is what I’m actually saying. This is what I’m actually doing.

 

Once you start breaking that down, you start to notice more and more the habits that you do which stop you from losing weight, for example. We always say that we don’t have the willpower to stop eating junk food at night. Yet, if you start watching the things that you say and the things that you do, you’ll realize it makes sense why you weren’t hungry at nights. This was because you didn’t eat dinner at an appropriate time, or you ate a horrible dinner.

Your brain can say, “What is something quick that I can eat, but is also somewhat healthy?” It will try to find the smallest, easiest things. If you’re a parent, you have your kids’ snacks all over the place so it’s easy to grab one of those.
We are setting ourselves up. So the name of the game I really want you to focus on is how to know yourself.

 

I want to you to get to know yourself by spending 10 minutes a day looking inward seeing what you are doing. It’s not about meditating but it’s all about thinking about what you are thinking. Really take note and see what is actually happening. Is it positive or is it negative?

 

Just start gathering data about yourself. Don’t think about doing it for 3 weeks as a quick technique. Instead, start thinking of how you can incorporate it into your life and start by doing it for 3 months.

 

2)   Write It Down!

Once you write things down, they become real. They get right there in your face. So spend 10 minutes a day, tracking what’s going on in your brain and looking at what you’re doing.

 

For example, are you rushing again while you’re driving? Ok, so you are rushing again. Everyone will say you shouldn’t do that. There is no right or wrong stance on whatever you do. It’s just an observation. You won’t know what you’re doing until you actually look at what you’re doing and why you’re doing it. If you notice you are rushing a lot, you have to calm things down and have better time management.

 

 

 

3)  One small step at a time

It’s relatively easy to make humongous changes when you focus on one small step at a time. Focus on that and forget about all the big things. Remember, we are always talking about the bigger picture, because these steps add up.

 

So start watching what you do, so you can see your future change before your eyes. Losing weight no longer becomes this huge ordeal, and you can look at it and say, “Ok, what is my one step I need to do?”, “Let’s not have a dinner that is horrible and let’s have it at a reasonable time.”

 

After this, it’s just a matter of tracking it and doing it.

 

This is a brand new year! This is your time to shine and you have to shine right!

 

Takeaway:

This year, try focusing on how to sit with yourself and really dive deep. Think about what you are thinking and doing and also the reasons behind them. After you make the observation, always ask yourself why. Once you’ve identified all these things, make sure you write them down! This will make it more concrete and real! If you find you are facing something that looks daunting, just break it up in to smaller steps and deal with it one step at a time. This allows you to face bigger challenges because from that angle, they do not look so intimidating. Remember to shine for this upcoming new year!