Talane's Top Ten Ways to Start the New Year in Great Shape!

Talane's Top Ten Ways to Start the New Year in Great Shape!




Out with the Old. In the UK, the day after Christmas is called Boxing Day. It is the day you take all your old toys, clothes and bric-a-brac, box them up and donate them to charity. What a fine tradition! And one worth bringing across the pond. This is the fastest way to make way for newer and better things to come your way.

Pay off Your Debts. Pay off all the debts that you possibly can so that you start the New Year with a clean slate. If this isn't possible. Make small monthly payments to all of your creditors (yes, even those personal loans from friends and family) to keep your credit in good shape.

Do Something Different. Getting stuck in a rut is easy to do. To prevent this from happening make it a policy to do something different. Go a different way to work. Eat at a different restaurant. Order something you've never tried before. Do one small thing different each day and you'll find it is easier to make the big changes in the New Year.

Do a Secret Good Deed. It doesn't have to be a big thing. Just do something to help out a fellow human being. You'll feel wonderful!

Get a Massage. Most people find the holidays stressful. Book in a massage now—why not even book a massage once a week for the rest of December? This might be the best present you give yourself!

Do Less. Focus on what really matters to you. You don't have to do stuff just because everyone else is doing it. Do what you enjoy and forget the rest. There is no rule or law out there that says you have to send out holiday cards or put up decorations or lights if you don't want to.

Hire Help. I'm a big fan of having a housekeeper clean the house once a week. But even if you prefer to clean the house yourself, why not hire a cleaning service to help out just this month so that is one less thing you have to worry about?

Maintain what you Have. Get a handyman for the day to fix whatever isn't working around the house and do odd jobs like put up shelves, etc.. Stop kidding yourself. If you haven't fixed it this past year, you probably won't next year-- hire someone to get it done and you'll wonder why you didn't do that in the first place!

Forgive. Don't carry a grudge or resentment into the New Year. Use the time with friends and family over the holiday season to forgive those who have injured or hurt you, whether intentional or not. You can ask them to apologize, but even if they don't, the power to forgive rests with you and you alone so take full advantage of that fact!
Make a Wish List. Write down all the things you'd like to have or have happen in the New Year. It can be pie-in-the-sky fairy godmother sort of stuff that you have no idea how to make happen. Just write everything you can think of down on a piece of paper.


Enjoy!



Talane


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Talane Miedaner, MCC

International best selling author of:

Coach Yourself to Success (McGraw-Hill, 2000)

The Secret Laws of Attraction (McGraw-Hill, June 2008)

Coach Yourself to a New Career (McGraw-Hill, April 2010)



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