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by Carrie Greene, CarrieThru, LLC, Coach & Professional Organizer

A lot of the habits and practices you have today seem to be serving you.

You decide to redo your bedroom. You spend weeks, even months on it. You read up on the latest decorating ideas, design the perfect layout and pick the perfect fabrics and colors. You finally commit and do it. You’re thrilled with the results.

Or it could be tax time. You haven’t thought about taxes since last year. But once again it is crunch time. You stress, stay up all night, sort through all of the papers, find everything you need and you do it. Once again, you file everything on time. This year you even get a refund.

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By Bruce Elkin

Abraham Maslow once said we long to be “that which we glimpse in our most perfect moments.” But, he also pointed out we are often afraid to live up to the potential we see in those moments.

As years pass and we fail to act on what we could be, the glimpses fade.

Instead of filling us with hope, our fantasies of success often trigger doubts, regret, and fear. In the success of others, we recognize our own failed potential.

We wonder, why can’t I have the life and work I long for?

Why can’t I succeed on my own terms?

Well, if you’re willing to try something new, you just might be able to do so.

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By Gordon Bellows

In order to achieve any amount of success in your life, it is important that you understand four basic characteristics.

Let’s call these four attributes the four D’s of success, and they are vital no matter what level of success you want.

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by Bernadette Doyle

Just over a year ago, I participated in a business coaching program where we were asked to set BHAGs - Big Hairy Audacious Goals. Looking back now, I can see that moment was a significant turning point for me. Up until that point, I had been playing it safe. My goals up until then weren’t Big, Hairy and Audacious.

They were Small, Bald and downright Timid. I had been playing it safe. I wasn’t committing to a bigger vision because that way I could avoid disappointment if it didn’t work out. I had been censoring my goals and aiming for what I thought I could achieve as opposed to what I truly wanted.

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by Janet Barclay, MVA

It’s no secret that December is the busiest month in the retail industry, as people shop for Christmas presents as well as other products and services for the festive season. If you’re in a different industry, you may find that business is slow at this time of year. In this case, you’re lucky, because this gives you an opportunity to review your activities and achievements over the past year.

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by Terry Dean

“The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don’t define them, or ever seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them.”
Denis Watley

I like this quote it defines 4 primary tools for reaching your goals. You have to define your goals, believe in your goals, develop a plan, and find your partners.

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By: Mike McMahon

There are those who are bound by laws and rules, yet success is still distant for them. On the other hand, there are those who appear to be easy going people but they are successful.

Do you have what it takes to be successful? Are you willing to do what it takes to be successful or would you rather make excuses? The answer to that question has everythgin to do with how good you will be at setting goals.

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By Janet Barclay, MVA

It’s not uncommon to set goals when a new year begins, and for many people, these goals involve getting organized. Unfortunately, it’s not as simple as waking up on January 1 and being organized from that moment on.

In the past, you may have worked hard to clear the clutter from your desk or to purge outdated documents from your paper and electronic files, only to find yourself plagued by these same problems within a few months, or even weeks. This likely occurred because in your enthusiasm to get organized, you jumped into the project without taking the time to thoroughly evaluate your situation and develop a strategy.

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By Christiane Holbrook

Now that the new year is here, many of us are struggling to hold onto our usual new year’s resolutions. Have you noticed that most of the time resolutions add to your “to-do” list rather than simplifying your life? Why not making a resolution to simplify your life instead? Do you often feel overwhelmed with things to do, places to be? You enjoy being productive but feel frantic during the day? You are organized and live by your to-do list and yet this chore list seems to get longer rather than shorter? Do you know a lot of people but often wonder why there doesn’t seem to be any time for deep connections? Simplifying one’s life means just that, letting go of certain habits, conventions, or actions that don’t serve you in creating more meaning in your life, and then using that energy to create connections, peace and a sense of gratitude.

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By Mark Susnow

Every year at this same time we all experience the same ritual. We assess how we did during the year. First we look at our bigger goals and that’s the easy part. We either hit our goals or we didn’t and we all feel differently about our success. The more difficult part is when we look at our subtle or personal goals which include our relationships, our food choices, our spiritual practices and a myriad of other possibilities. And of course this brings us to the New Year.

In the beginning of the year we are enthusiastic about beginning anew. There is a power and determination that we only experience once a year. We might implement a healthy body program which includes diet and exercise, or we might renew our business or relationship goals.

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