How to Make Your Resolutions for 2008 a Reality

If you're like me, you've been contemplating how this new year will change your life for the better and are setting some lofty resolutions for the year 2008.

But if you are also like me and have set resolutions to lose weight, make more money, get out of debt, or get rid of the dreaded clutter in your house, that pesky little voice is probably whispering in your ear right now, "That's what you resolved last year -- what happened? and what makes you think you'll do it this year?"

Well, here's what my answer to that: This year, I'm going to concentrate on becoming the person I need to be to achieve those goals. Instead of going on the latest fad diet or wishing that I was less stressed, I'm going to concentrate on being a healthy person who takes care of herself every day, and being a person who is prepared financially and emotionally to handle the ups and downs of being an entrepreneur.

The truth is that we are often waiting from someone or something outside of us to change, wishing "If only my boss would give me a raise I could buy a house or if only I had more time I could exercise more or be less stressed etc." and using it as the excuse for why our lives don't change from year to year.

I call this the Have, Do, Be method -- If I had more money, I could do what I need to and pay off my debt, and then I'd be happy. The problem with this method is that you are waiting for something external to happen like winning the lottery or getting a surprise inheritance, and letting the course of your life be set by wishes which may never come true.

Instead I suggest that this year you turn this around and start by making the changes within yourself first or using the Be, Do, Have method. Be the person you want to be and then you'll do what you need to support that belief and you'll have what you want in your life as a consequence. And you don't have to rely on anyone changing but yourself.

There are two books that I suggest you pick up to help you on the quest to become who you really want to be and to change the negative thought patterns that keep you from achieving your goals.

The first is How to Succeed as a Small Business Owner ... and Still Have a Life by Bill Collier and the second, MindSet, the New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck. Both are available from Amazon.com online.

Now, go out there this year and become the person you always thought you could be. You might be surprised about how much you can achieve!

Linda Locke
MLM Marketing Blog