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Make This Year Your Best Year Yet

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and are looking forward to a fantastic new year.

I have heard a lot of people talking recently about what a terrible year 2009 was and how they hoped 2010 would be much better. Well each month we will be issuing Newsletters with lots of tips designed to help you increase your happiness and success throughout 2010 and beyond.

However I think our first Newsletter of the year should focus on a quick review of 2009. The way we look back on the year just gone can have a radical impact on the success we achieve in the year ahead.

I hope you find this useful. Best wishes for a wonderful New Year.

Mick

REVIEW OF 2009 – THE KEY TO A SUCCESSFUL 2010

Many people feel 2009 was a terrible year. In some cases they could be very much justified in holding this view. You may have lost a job, experienced a very heavy financial loss or suffered a beareavement or some other genuine upset in your life.

However most of the rest of us have, at worst, experienced a year full of change and new challenges, most of which we can overcome provided we adopt a positive atitude and,in particular, learn from our experiences. And how do we do that?  It is all about the questions we ask ourselves.


Asking The Wrong Questions

Whenever we review our performance or our experiences in any period of time we often ask ourselves some questions. Examples of the questions people have asked themselves about 2009 include:
  • Why was 2009 such a bad year?
  • Where did it all go wrong?
  • How did I not see this coming?
  • How much longer will the recession last?
  • Why can’t I achieve the success I deserve?
Of course if you ask those questions your brain will automatically  deliver you the answers. Remember – ask and you shall receive. “Global recession”, “bloody banks”, “we could be in  a mess for years to come” etc. Are these the type of answers that will create a positive frame of mind or help you turn things around in 2010. Absolutely not.

Asking The Right Questions
If you want a new set of answers then you have to ask a whole new set of questions. Here are examples of some empowering querstions you can use to review 2009.
  • What went well last year?
  • What are the key lessons I learnt from last year?
  • What can I do differently this year?
  • How soon can I start to implement these changes?
  • What can I be happy about in my life right now?
It is really important to consider the key lessons from the past if you want to change the future for the better. As I often say the definition of insanity is to continue to do the same things over and over and expect different results. It is by recognising the successes you have achieved and learning from things that didn’t go as well as you hoped that will enable you to begin to make real improvements to your life.

And remember that you cannot control things like the economy or global warming so stop using your valuable energy worrying about what is outside your control. Instead focus on the things you can change and you can make 2010 your best year ever.