Did you set any New Year resolutions and if so, how are they going? You may still have enthusiasm at the moment but is there a part of you that’s wondering if you can keep going? So many people join a gym in January but by the end of January, most of them have stopped coming regularly!  

There’s something about the beginning of a new year where we feel as if we can achieve anything – it’s a new start, a blank page etc. and this time we are going to do it! But as the weeks go by, that burst of enthusiasm is harder to sustain. So what can we do about maintaining that “can do” attitude for the goals we want to achieve? 

There is an alternative way to view your goals. Instead of deciding what your ideal weight is, why not focus on the things you can do when you’re that ideal weight? For example, will it enable you to do more outdoor activities which you love, will you be able to hike longer distances, go to events looking fabulous in new outfits? If you’re aiming to further your career, think about what things you want to do in your job – travel, meet lots of people, be the head of a large team. Don’t just focus on the salary but also what you want to experience in that role. Vishen Lakihani speaks more about this in his book “The Code of the Extraordinary Mind”.  

Goals are great but sometimes it’s difficult to sustain the energy needed to achieve them. Ask yourself as well, is this something you really want or are you only doing it because your family, friends, society think you should. Place your awareness on your heart and ask yourself if this goal is something you really want to achieve, or are you only doing it to please someone else. 

If it’s something you really want, then write down the experiences that goal will allow you to have. Try to add in a creative visualization meditation where you imagine and feel having achieved the goal and how brilliant it is living those experiences. This can give you the extra fuel to keep going with your New Year resolution.

To find out what creative visualization involves and why it helps, listen to my podcast “EnlightOne” and to the entry for April 15th 2023 – “Why Visualization Helps to Manifest Your Goals”.

Don’t give up on your goals and dreams but maybe reframe the way you look at them by focussing on what beautiful experiences they will give you, rather like a bucket list of life. Write down what your ideal job or fitness or relationship etc. will allow to experience. Focus on this and you may just find that extra impetus from within to carry on and achieve what you desire. And so it is.