It’s that time. That time between the shortest days of the year and starting a new one. It’s time to think about personal development and planning how you are going to change your life in 2012.
Setting a plan for what you would like to achieve with your dream in 2012 will help you look at all the areas in your life where you need to create change. It may seem difficult to think about the things you need to take control over in order for your dream to come true, but no one makes necessary life changes all at once.
So breathe.
You should start with one idea to work on at a time, so that success is possible. Think baby steps.
My plan for 2012 is to walk you through all the steps needed to have a top blog and to be a famous blogger. Believe it or not, these same steps can be applied to finding and working your dream. The rules that apply in creating a top website are the rules that apply to making any dream come true.
Really.
In 2012 I will teach you how to follow a dream plan and achieve success.
As you roll into the last weeks of 2012 and the crazy days that make up the holidays, I want you to think about what it is you love doing. Are you willing to pause at the end of each day and make a short list of three things you loved doing that day?
I’d love it if you will write them down.
Even if it is on your hand as you drift off to sleep. Then transfer them into a journal, your computer, your day-planner — wherever you can keep them for later use. You are more likely to succeed at achieving the change you want to make if you are able to understand where you are right now and what it is you love doing. You’d be surprised at what you find out about yourself with this process.
If it is difficult for you to think about the things you love to do in your life, then flip this question in the next few weeks to “I Feel Worst When [fill in the blank]“ and keep track of all the things you don’t like about your day to day activities.
This knowledge is power.
As you begin to gather information over the next few weeks look at what you would most like to work on changing in 2012, so that your dream has a chance. Maybe your poor eating habits keep you so tired at night that you don’t have the strength or energy to take the night class you need to take to get the skills you need for your dream.
Maybe your inability to say no to people is getting in the way of you being able to have time for yourself to work on your dream project. Whatever it is, you need to look at the small things that are holding you back.
Self-sabotage shows up wherever you are … no matter what your dream is . . . and the first key to success is understanding where you are right now and what behaviors might be holding you back.
For example, I am a type-A personality. I believe this is in part due to having a thyroid disorder. Thyroid sufferers tend to think too much and want to fix everything. I have to understand this about myself if I am to be successful at creating lasting change in my life.
The big change I want to make in 2012 is to be able to teach women how to use blogging to achieve great success in their lives. But first I must address my lingering thyroid issues.
I must start with the small problem in front of me so that I have the energy to teach and share with the world. For the next few weeks I will be looking at all the things about my life that I love, as well as the ways my thyroid disease is getting in the way of my big dream.
Each week in 2012 as I cover my my steps I will teach you how to move out from where you are into where you want to be and if you want to be a famous blogger … I’ll be teaching you that too.
Come on. Won’t you join me in setting a plan to change your life in 2012?
Catherine
Catherine’s dream is to make 8 Women Dream the premier online publication for women looking to change their lives. She is a published author, known for her humorous speeches on finding your dream life and blogging for fun and profit. Catherine also writes about her life as a mom at the blog, A Week in the Life of A Redhead and several online marketing publications. She would also like to be invited to speak at TED about her observations on people chasing their big dreams. Catherine posts on Sunday evenings and fills in when needed. Join me on Google+ rapieress@aol.com
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