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For January 2009

Just one thing. 

Created by Darci Lang (Professional Speaker & Trainer)
www.darcilang.com, info@darcilang.com, (306) 569-1354
 

  

I over heard two women talking in line at the grocery store the
other day and one woman asked the other if she had made any News
Years Resolutions?  She replied "Oh why bother, I have so many
things I want to improve AND I never stick to them anyway". 

  

Could I relate to that!  I found in the past that I did not stick
to my resolutions either. Just like the woman in line at the
grocery store, I felt there were just too many things, too many
"10%'s" I wanted to improve. At the start of a year I would buy a
lovely flowered journal and write out what I wanted to resolve to
do better in the upcoming year. I wanted to be healthier, write
more books, build a stronger marriage with Darren, more quality
time with Jayda and John, more time with family and friends,
internal healing work, etc, etc , etc...

  

So here is what I did a few years ago. I decided I would only work
on one thing a year. I would spend the entire year working on just
that one thing.  People ask me, "Where do I start?" Sit by yourself
for a few minutes and think about the biggest stress- your burning
issue - your greatest "10%".  Health? Money? A relationship that
needs mending? Something from your past? (some of you are saying -
all of the above!).  Pick just one and commit to that. In the midst
of the full lives we lead, how can we possibly fit 10 improvements
into our lives?

  

Spend this year working on that one thing. Don't try and deal with
the weight, the smoking, the ex, and the aging parents all in one
year. That is why we do not stick to improving, there are too many
areas to think about.  I respect that other "issues" of life are
still around, but your main focus should be that one thing. Spend
that year doing what you need to do to make it happen -- gyms,
books, websites, counseling, naturopaths, healers, etc. 

  

I create pockets of time (ie. turn the TV off!) and make the
commitment. I post my resolution every where, it becomes my theme
for that year. I tell everyone what I am working on so they can
keep me accountable. Most importantly, I promise myself, at the end
of the year, this one thing will have greatly improved. I will not
talk about improving the same thing over and over. I will just do
it.  It will change your life to improve this way. 

  

Over the next few months I will share with you the 10%'s I have
worked on and the journey to get there. 

  

So now, next time someone in a grocery store line asks you if you
made any New Year's Resolutions you can say.  "Yes, I made ONE and
I am really going to stick to it". 

  

Happy NEW Year. 

Darci  
 

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Attitude in Action:
Take the time this week to decide on just one thing you want to
change and then you can really succeed.
 
Quotes to Ponder:
"I consider a goal as a journey rather than a destination. And each
year I set a new goal."

-- Curtis Carlson
 
"Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right."
-- Oprah Winfrey
 

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Darci Lang is a Professional Speaker and Trainer who has been
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