Getting in Alignment for the New Year

The turning of a year is a great opportunity to take an inventory of where you are, what you’re experiencing, and where you want to get with it.

Today, I want to share a goal-setting process I use in my life any time I feel like some kind of change is needed. I also use it in just about every client session, both at the start of treatment and periodically along the way. This creates a sweet synergy; using a tool yourself is the best way to learn what it takes to actually apply it.

Step 1: Ask yourself: In the new year, what would I like to be experiencing that’s different from what I’m experiencing now?

Take a little time with this question; there’s no rush. Let yourself feel your way into it.

Step 2: Lean in: What would this different experience look like? Feel like? Sound like? Why is it worthwhile to me?

Change is hard, and it helps a lot when we have a nice, juicy, motivating vision of where we want to get. Let yourself spend some time with this, and get excited. You might even come up with a watchword or an........

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