The Antidote To New Year’s Resolutions? [Episode 11]

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Today's episode is all about why we need an antidote to new year's resolutions - and what that antidote could be, to help you to create deep-acting change in ways that are fast, fun and forever!

This one is for you if you secretly beat yourself up about breaking your new year's resolutions, but know you're craving a fresh start, want to make big changes, but don't have the energy to go all-out on hairy-scary goals.

What you'll cover in this episode
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Essential resources for the antidote to new year's resolutions
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What You'll Cover Today On The Antidote To New Year's Resolutions:

Three big reasons why traditional New Year's Resolutions don't work
The single internal shift that creates change in ways that resolutions only rarely do
The missing link in the New Year's Resolutions equation
My antidote to new year's resolutions - and how to make it work for you
My sixty-second secret to keeping going with creating change, even when you're not in the mood!

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Essential Resources To Help With The Antidote To New Year's Resolutions:

And Breathe - dive in now with your lockdown surviving-to-thriving guide
Stepping Up To Lead - We deep-dive on this topic to make it totally transformational for you, in modules four and six
There is plenty on why positive affirmations don't work, how to design ones that do, and the power of 'I am' in Ditching Imposter Syndrome (start with page 84 and then the exercise from page 210 onwards)
My sixty-second secret for keeping going with creating change, even when you're not in the mood - episode 006
The difference between goals and visions - and why it's so important - episode 2
The Imposter Syndrome Iceberg
Here's where to download the white paper from the Imposter Syndrome Research Study
Join us for the Imposter Syndrome Masterclass I mentioned in this episode

Take Action Now On The Antidote To New Year's Resolutions!

If you do one thing as a result of this episode, make it this! What one action could you take today to make the most of the antidote to new year's resolutions?

For My Organisation

What could we do to shift from 'doing' to 'becoming'?

For Myself

Which affirmation could I choose for myself, today, that would have more impact than a new year's resolution?

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Forget New Year’s Resolutions! Change Your Life With A Gratitude Jar, Instead.

How To Change Your Life

I want to share with you one of the simplest – and yet most profound – New Year Resolutions you could make today.

Forget about the whole gym / giving up chocolate / never swearing again stuff. Sure, it’s helpful, but it’s really only twiddling with the outside.

If you want to make real, life-long shifts in your life this year, go for Gratitude instead.

And a gratitude jar is the simplest way to do it

Just imagine training your brain to think of happy thoughts and things you are grateful for, instead of pointing out everything that’s going wrong!

Just imagine saying goodbye to feeling glum and fed up, when things don’t go the way you had wanted!

Just imagine discovering that you can create the life you have been dreaming of, without having to jump through all the hoops that the manifesting books tell you are essential – the complex routines that make life feel like a game of Twister!

It only takes five minutes a day to train your mind to look for the positives and to feel gratitude for what is good in your life.

That’s why I’m talking so much about gratitude these days, to help you along the way.

And to get you off to a flying start, here’s one of my favourite Gratitude Projects that you could start tonight and then let the magic happen:

How To Make A Gratitude Jar

Grab a jar – you can decorate it, if you like. Make it a big one!
Each day, aim to write a short note to put in the jar with a few words on it about something you feel grateful for. It doesn’t have to be anything big – whatever comes to mind.
Whenever you’re having a bad day, dive into the jar and remind yourself how many things you have been feeling good about, over the year.
When December 31st comes around, put some time aside to read through the messages in your jar and to experience what a wonderful year it has been.
Then start another jar, next year. You could put the old one in a special place, to keep for future generations of ‘you’!

Ninja tip:

If you want to do this with kids, remember you don’t have to write in it. You can get them drawing pictures or snipping photos out of magazines or adding a pebble or other small memento.

The key is to make it fun.

Creativity (getting out of your logical left brain) ROCKS when it comes to experimenting with gratitude!

If you want to take things to the next level, perhaps you’d like to find out for yourself how super-simple gratitude practices can change your life – in just a minute a day?

My gratitude journal – A Year Full of Gratitude – turns itself into a year-long, interactive online course if you join the readers’ club that comes as part of the book.

Plus it comes with weekly videos and a podcast to teach you – in easy steps – how to turn your inner critic into your biggest cheerleader. AND there’s a private forum where you can share your experiences with like-minded souls and get answers to your gratitude questions.

Want to join us? You can grab your copy of the book here and make sure you use the link in the first few pages to join the readers’ club. I would LOVE to share this journey with you.

Wishing you a very full Gratitude Jar by the end of the year!

Namaste,

Why New Year Resolutions Don't Work – Part 3 of 3

Inspirational Messages

In parts 1 and 2 we covered two of the most important reasons why New Year Resolutions don’t work.

In this final video, you’ll discover the most important reason why most resolutions fail – and what you can do to make sure you don’t fall into this trap.

What do you think?
How are your New Year Resolutions going?

We’d love to hear from you via the comments box.

From Clare Josa, HowToFeelHappier.com

Do You Know What You Want?

How To Change Your Life

I have a theory that one of the hardest parts of creating the life we dream of is figuring out what we really want.

There’s something that happens when we have complete clarity that gives us a sense of motivation and focus, meaning we can create a life that most would call “charmed”.

Yet years come and go and we often feel we’re making little progress towards our dreams.

The arrival of a New Year is a great time to focus our attention on what we really want and get clear about our priorities. Then all we need to do is sit back and believe.

It’s taken me years to figure that one out. I used to be the Queen of “doing”. If I wanted something, the first thing I would think about was the “how”. And if I couldn’t figure out the “how”, I would feel discouraged and would give it all up as a bad idea.

Nowadays, I realise that all that “mind work” of working out the “how” meant I was missing all the signs and opportunities along the way. They would have made things soooo much easier!

So here’s a rule of thumb that was on my Abraham-Hicks perpetual calendar this week:

Make a decision about what you want,

focus your attention there,

find out what it feels like to be there.

And then let go and wait for inspired action.

By far the most important part of this is deciding what you want.

So if you could wave a magic wand and have any life you wanted, what would you wish for?

My invitation to you this New Year is to:

Make a decision about what you really want and write it down
Imagine you’ve already got it / been there / done it and really feel the emotion of that
Spend a couple of minutes in that “place”
Repeat every morning before you get up
Turn your radar on every day for actions that will move you closer to your dream. Don’t force it, just let it happen.

Here’s wishing you the 2009 of your dreams!

Let me know how you get on via the comments box.

Thanks,
Clare x

Why New Year Resolutions Don't Work – Part 2 of 3

Inspirational Messages

Welcome to part 2 of this mini series on why New Year Resolution don’t work.

In yesterday’s instalment, we talked about how setting too many resolutions in one go can be a recipe for disaster.

Today we’re looking at mistake #2. So if you’re taking your resolutions seriously this year, you’ll want to make sure you’ll be avoiding this pitfall. And, once you’re aware of it, it’s easy!

Find more videos like this on The How To Feel Happier Club

What do you reckon?

Please do share via the comments box!

Thanks,

Clare