New and Improved You!

QUESTION: How many of us have made New Year's Resolutions and then before the first month is even over, we've given up, made excuses for, or completely backed out of our resolution?
ANSWER: All of us. Why? Because resolving to do something without an actual action plan is not realistic.

I found this by Tony Robbins to help us make our resolutions a reality.

Step #1: Select an area of your life that you would like to improve and write down what that area is like for you currently. BE SPECIFIC!! Write the truth. If you can't be honest with yourself, this will never work.

Step #2: Write down the rituals that have shaped your current conditions in this area. BE HONEST!! What are the things that we do everyday that make our situation what is it? How are we contributing to our condition? This is the hard part because it forces us to take the blame and to actually own our lives. No one needs to see this but you. You can't make the necessary changes if you can't honestly and truthfully access who and where you are.

It usually isn't one thing, but many little things. Write them all down.

Step #3: Write down what you want!What's your compelling vision? BE SPECIFIC!! Write down every detail of everything you want. Use all of your senses. What does it look like, smell like, feel like, taste like, and sound like?

Step #4: Write down the rituals that will get you your compelling vision. What would you need to do   differently each day to get what you want? Make a full list of even the little things that seem irrelevant. Making small changes make a huge difference. Once you develop the momentum of making small changes, implementing those into your life and making those a reality, you will be more likely to make others and stick to those changes.