Close your eyes and without thinking too much, imagine YOU as you would like to be.
Now think about how you feel about yourself.
If you think, “That’s never going to happen,” open your eyes and tell your critical voice to shut up!
You are allowed to dream, to imagine yourself in a better place. People who succeed, imagine themselves to be successful because they know all things are possible. They also know what they need to achieve their goals.
So now think about it being possible and what you need to make it happen.
If that means winning the lottery, then I wish you luck!
It’s time to take yourself seriously. If you seriously want to achieve something you need a strategy. You need to plan for success.
You need to know what may stop you; what will get in the way and how you will deal with that. You need to know how to make it happen and make the effort especially when you don’t want to.
You need to be determined but sometimes it’s just too hard, or you’re just not up to it or you listen to your critical voice. If you give up or don’t even start, then you will feel even worse about yourself.
So this year, choose carefully what you want to achieve. Choose something achievable that will make your heart sing. So it’s got to be something you have always wanted to do but things have got in the way. This year it’s your turn. If you love it, you will do it.
If your small but achievable challenge is something like walking somewhere green on sunny days or joining a painting or singing class for a few weeks or offering to volunteer, you may feel so much better and more able to tackle more difficult challenges.
Now close your eyes and dream big. See yourself in the future. See a happy, determined and successful You. Turn up the colour and make it even more exciting. Do you want to do this?
There’s no stopping you.
