My Wish for You

It is closely coming up to the end of 2009! This is the night to make New Year's resolutions of all you might want to do (or stop doing) in 2010. Studies show, however, that most resolutions last only 72 hours!

My friend Carol, who is a life and career coach, wrote a wonderful e-mail about the best question she had been asked recently at a party? What was the best thing that you do in 2009? Note, it is not the best thing that happened to you; rather the question focusses on events that you deliberately and consciously set in motion. Carol answered the question quite hastily at first and then took more time to mine the answer. Then, clarity struck. If we can think about the best thing that we did in 2009, we learn what excites us, motivates us, makes us happy, helps us to fulfill our potential. We then can translate those learnings into affirmations for the New Year, rather than transient resolutions. Assuming those "best things" favoured our lives, we recognize that more of them in 2010 will enhance our lives beyond 2009.

I have thought about the answer and even compiled a list of "best things". I then spent some time figuring out why each of those things made my year feel successful for me. With that knowledge, I can live my life in 2010 in a way that is satisfying, rewarding, and positive. More so, those events that didn't make it on the "best things" list are now history that don't need to be repeated. They are not feeding my soul or my life.

I wish you a year of best things for 2010. I have posted (and I hope the link works) My Wish for You in 2010. May it be the best.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/24661819/2010-My-Wish