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PROSPERITY NEWS
"Your Motivational Ezine"

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Jan 1, 2005
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IN THIS ISSUE

Easy Resolutions
The Only Way to Turn New Year Resolutions Into Reality!

A Powerful Year-End Meditation
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To all of our Wonderful Subscribers, we'd like to wish you a very
Happy and Prosperous New Year!
,,,,,,,,,, Norm and June

EASY RESOLUTIONS
by Rinatta Paries

New Year's Eve is the traditional time to make resolutions for the
upcoming year. Most resolutions are about something we really, really
want. Even if you are not the type who makes New Year's resolutions,
notice that somewhere, quietly, in the back of your mind, you are
probably making one anyway.

The problem with resolutions, though, is that most people never keep
theirs. And it's no surprise why. Most of us resolve for big things --
lose weight, get into a relationship, improve a relationship, get a
better job, improve business, get healthy, save money, etc. These are
not easy things, and cannot be accomplished simply because we resolve
to accomplish them. It's not that big things can't be accomplished.
It's just that it takes something, and often lots of something, to
move us in the direction of accomplishing something big.

This New Year's Eve, try something different. I'm not guaranteeing
this will work for everyone, but it may be an interesting and useful
experiment. It has to be easier than resolving to do some huge thing
you will probably give up a few days or weeks after the start of the
year.

Instead of resolving to achieve, become, or get something, resolve to
add a positive state of being to your life. For example, resolve to
add the state of joy for the year 2003. Or resolve to add the state of
laughter for 2003. Or, resolve to add the state of pleasure, or
creativity, or aliveness, or surrender, or compassion, or love.

This way your focus will not be on striving for a goal. It will be on
asking yourself what needs to be adjusted, or shifted, in order to
create the state you've resolved to add. You may find this much easier
than other resolutions you have made. It is easier to answer the
question, "What will help me feel happy or creative right now?"
instead of answering the question, "What will help me lose weight
right now?" The first question definitely has an answer with fairly
easy, immediate actions that you are likely to be willing to take. The
second question also has an answer with fairly easy steps, but you are
not as likely to be willing to take them.

How will this get you to what you really want to achieve, become, or
get in the New Year? When you dwell in a positive state, such as joy,
laughter, pleasure, creativity, aliveness, surrender, peace,
compassion, love -- even some of the time -- much more is possible in
your life than would be possible otherwise. The thing you originally
wanted to make as your New Year's resolution may just come about as a
result of a new positive state you create. The thing you want may
happen effortlessly.

Happy New Year! May you make 2003 a wonderful year!

Having coined the phrase "relationship coach," Master Certified Coach
Rinatta Paries works with singles to help them attract their ideal
relationship, and helps couples create more love and fulfillment in
their existing relationships. Visit her web site at
http://www.WhatItTakes.com or e-mail her at coach@WhatItTakes.com.

THE ONLY WAY TO TURN NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS INTO REALITY!
by Devlyn Steele

So you ate, drank and spent too much over the Holidays. Now you are
overweight, bloated, tired and broke, and you are promising yourself
that you are going to change all that this year!

There are two reasons why New Year Resolutions don't work;

1st we try and take on too much,
2nd we don't believe in ourselves.
In the world of resolutions, "Size does matter". You can turn your
resolutions into realities by starting small. As the saying goes, "the
only way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time!"

At the start of each New Year we begin by looking at our life and
deciding this is the year we are going to make real changes in weight,
romance, smoking, drinking, career, money, getting in shape,
organizing, cleaning and more. Well, we never followed through in all
the other years, so as good as our intentions and desires are our
subconscious is not expecting our resolution to come true. We have
conditioned ourselves to doubt our ability to change. This core lack
of belief triggers a lack of commitment to action and the result is
the same year after year: not pursuing our goals with consistent
action.

Well you have said it before, "This year is the year I _______!" Sound
familiar? You have said it and you have not done it, but there is a
way to make your goals materialize. Here is Coach Steele's abbreviated
"Resolution Success System!"

Step One: Learn and use this Success System. One you learn the system
you can apply the system over and over again with success in every
area of your life. Concentrate on the system not the goal.

Step Two: "Pick one, and get it done" as a friend of mine is fond of
saying. Make sure you are picking something that you really want to
achieve. You can't lose weight, stop smoking, or get an education
because someone else wants you to. If you really want something you
will do what it takes.

Step Three: Reduce this goal to manageable pieces. Set goals that are
what you believe you can achieve in one month. Remember size does
count and focusing your energy on one goal to be accomplished in 30
days gives us something tangible. If you don't believe you can do it
you won't be able to.

Step Four: First write this goal down and then brainstorm to find at
least 20 different actions you can take right now to achieve it. Don't
skip this step! Our tendency is to take shortcuts. Do not!

Step Five: Post your written goal and the 20 ways you can achieve it
on the wall in a very visible place. If we don't affirm our goals we
will not achieve them.

Step Six: Study your goal and 20 actions several times a day, and
visualize yourself with the results. If you can't see it you can't
achieve it. Link your 5 senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch)
to the goal. Make it come alive for you!

Step Seven: Act as if. Act as if you have already achieved your goal.
Give yourself positive affirmations as if you have already achieved
the goal. This is called telling the truth in advance.

Step Eight: Go to the posted goal everyday as often as you can, recite
it out loud, visualize the result, state the affirmation and then pick
activities that you will do (from your list of 20) that day to achieve
it. It is all about what you do each day so resolve to put the effort
in. I call this the Law of Effort.

Step Nine: Apply the Law of Consistency; do not fall into the trap of
tomorrow. Start now. Not tomorrow. Not January 1st. Then, commit to
yourself that you will be consistent for 30 days. After all what is 30
days?

Step Ten: Update your goal, and repeat all these steps every 30 days
and expand to every goal you want!

Be enthusiastic, as Emerson said, "Nothing great is ever created
without enthusiasm." These are the 10 parts of success that, if used,
will guarantee your success.

For a complete FREE copy of "The Resolution Success System" without
cost or obligation, please register at ToolsToLife.com

Don't let this New Year end up like all the others, follow these steps
and you will learn that you can develop a success system in your life.

Congratulations in advance for taking this first positive step in
realizing your goals, and Happy New Year!

Devlyn Steele ("America's Leading Life-Coach") has been a public
consultant and a private counselor for over 15 years. A Cognitive
Therapist, Devlyn also developed http://www.ToolsToLife.com as an extension of his private coaching techniques. Devlyn maintains a thriving practice
in Hollywood, where he counsels famous actors, musicians and captains
of industry. Soon his new book will be available, Relationship Tools.

At the close of the year, we often find ourselves thinking ahead to
the next year. We think about all the things we didn't accomplish this
year, and vow to accomplish them next year. Few of us take the time to
reflect on the past year and look at our successes and the experiences
that we have learned from.

Before you start thinking about New Year's Resolutions, take some time
to meditate on the year that's gone by. Doing so will allow you to
reflect on what's important to you, and to create a meaningful plan
for the New Year. Set aside some time to think about, write about, or
talk about your answers to the following questions.

Looking back on 2004...

What were my successes?

What did I do that I haven't given myself credit for?

What unrealistic expectations did I hold myself to?

What would I do over, if given the opportunity? What lesson did I
learn from this experience?

Looking forward to 2005...

What did I want to accomplish in 2004 that I wasn't able to?

Why was this important to me?

What held me back?

What am I willing to do differently?

End your meditation with...

Who are the people I am most grateful for?

What are the strengths and skills I am most grateful for?

What is my best quality? How will I share this quality with more
people?

Happy New Year!

Jennifer Koretsky is an ADD Management Coach who helps adults learn
how to manage their ADD and move forward in life. Subscribe to
Jennifer’s free email newsletter, The ADD Management Guide, by
visiting http://www.ADDmanagement.com/e-newsletter.htm

For more Motivational and Self-help articles from previous issues

http://surgingahead.com/prosper/archives.htm

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