Start something new today.

Happy New Year! What?

This is a great time of year to start something new. Soon we will be back from our summer vacations, and the kids will be back in school. It's my personal January 1st for these reasons and more.

What might this mean for you, practically? Are you ready for a change? Are you prepared for this change? Properly educated, healthy enough? Is your ‘start’ preparing to become pregnant for the first time, or again? Are you going to run a marathon? Get married? Work toward that promotion? Go back to school? Get ready for retirement? Shift your energy toward caring for an elderly relative?

Those changes are all big. What about other, smaller changes? Are you going to start walking for fifteen minutes a day for the first time? Will you start eating one more vegetable at dinner tonight? Can you save $10 more per week toward your future? Stop smoking, even if it's eliminating that one cigarette on Saturday night? Spend a few minutes each day sharing appreciations with your significant other? Yes you can!

How? It's about your intentions. Take some time this week to write down some goals. Think big. Think small. It doesn't matter. Writing it down is what matters. Be brave. Write down your intentions in the present tense as if they're already happening. Here's an example:

Yes: I am in a job that challenges me and I'm well compensated.

No: I will get out of this poor paying dead-end job.

Try it and see how it feels to make your intentions/goals a reality. Big and small.