True Balance

On New Year’s Eve, 2005, I was determined to change my career and my life.

I knew it would take a radical change, a fundamental turn in the way of thinking about and visualizing my future.

A complete paradigm shift was on my radar.

No superficial daydreaming here.

I was ready!

I planned a HUGE New Year’s Evolution for myself and you can see the result in my story Walking Away From The Big Bucks in the Pursuit of True Balance within the new Wake Up Women Be Happy, Healthy & Wealthy book.

Discover what I began that New Year’s Eve to prepare and pull the trigger to leave corporate America and begin my entrepreneurial dream of becoming an inspirational life coach, best selling published author and certified yoga instructor.

You can learn more about my coaching business by visiting True Balance Life Coaching.

I hope to inspire you to create your own powerful transitional evolution for the new year and beyond.

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Successful New Year’s resolutions are achieved when you are confident you can make a behavioral change and are willing to commit to making that change.

One of the best ways I’ve found to keep resolutions is through SMART goals.

S = Specific
M = Measurable
A = Attainable
R = Realistic
T = Timely

Write down your Top 3-5 dreams/plans and run them through the SMART goals check list.

1. Make sure that each goal is specific. Too many goals fall apart because they are too vague.

2. Each resolution should be measurable. If you want to earn more money or lose weight, you should create bench marks to measure your success.

3. Identify goals that are most important to you. The goal should be attainable with a healthy stretch to keep you committed.

4. Are your resolutions realistic? Big dreams are key to living an amazing life. Most people who reach their dreams, set realistic goals along the way.

5. Creating a critical path or time line is a key ingredient to your achievement.

Some additional tips include:

* Being committed to make the change

* Preparing for set backs

* Keeping track of your progress

Setting yourself up for failure looks like this:

* Making resolutions at the last minute.

* Making your resolutions based on what’s driving you mad.

* Making absolute statements like saying, “I will never do _____ again.”

Your resolutions are nothing more than a part of healthy human evolution.

Remember to give yourself credit for small successes and allow yourself to start over if you have a momentary lapse of reason.

To your success in the New Year!

My Favorite Tree Branch
Bliss, Michigan

As chosen by clicks …

Enjoy and share if you feel like it.

Happy New Year!

Lower Your Stress & Improve Your Life
http://truebalancelifecoaching.blogspot.com/2008/01/lower-your-stress-and-improve-your-life.html

Unfiltered
http://truebalancelifecoaching.blogspot.com/2008/02/unfiltered.html

Wicked Cool Gratitude
http://truebalancelifecoaching.blogspot.com/2008/04/wicked-cool-gratitude-and-side-of-grace.html

Cranky? Get Over it!
http://truebalancelifecoaching.blogspot.com/2008/05/cranky-get-over-it.html

Unconventional Inspiration
http://truebalancelifecoaching.blogspot.com/2008/05/unconventional-inspiration.html

Selfish Much?
http://truebalancelifecoaching.blogspot.com/2008/06/selfish-much.html

Tick Tock … Managing Your Time
http://truebalancelifecoaching.blogspot.com/2008/07/tick-tock-managing-your-time.html

Every Day Yoga
http://truebalancelifecoaching.blogspot.com/2008/09/every-day-yoga.html

Personal Development is a Waste of Time
http://truebalancelifecoaching.blogspot.com/2008/09/personal-development-is-waste-of-time.html

Photo courtesy of Matt Lamphere

I love to be surrounded by beautiful things. I am lover of color, texture, light and movement.

Fortunately, my family lives in one of the most naturally beautiful regions of northern Michigan.

I would like to share what I find to be beautiful with you and hope you take a minute to add your definitions to this post.

• Beauty is graceful and natural.

• The sensations you feel when your heart skips a beat.

• The low rise of steam dancing on the bay in the morning.

• The way the dragonfly floats through the air and lands on the reeds.

• The loving kindness one person shares with another.

• I feel beauty in my heart and soul.

• The village covered in powdery fresh snow.

• A vase filled with happy flowers.

• The wake created as you glide across the water.

• The quiet trickle of the rain.

• The smell of cedar incense filling the room.

• The Tao De Ching is beautiful.

• I think of the allure of a sunset.

• The elegance of a great Elm tree.

• The crooked smile on my daughter wears when she is delighted.

• The knowing look of a friend who loves me.

• Being instead of doing.

• Yoga makes me feel beautiful.

• Hawks and eagles soaring through the sky.

• The majesty of mountains at dawn.

• The serenity of an inland lake at dusk.

• The sound of a waves rushing back and forth on the beach.

• A hot bubbly relaxing bath and soft cozy robe to climb into.

• The peaceful energy of the first light.

• The wind rustling through autumn leaves.

• The crackling sound and intoxicating smell of a roaring fire.

• Guided meditation and deep relaxation.

• Laughter and a quick wit is a beautiful thing.

I am fortunate to be surrounded by so much natural and soulful beauty.

What is beautiful to you?