Forget Your New Year's Resolutions!

Dear !fname,

Happy New Year!

Did you make your New Year's Resolutions? Have you committed to going to the gym 3 times a week? Or to getting rid of all your clutter by year's end? Maybe you committed to losing 20, 30, or 40 pounds?

Forget it.

That's right. Forget your New Year's Resolutions. They don't work. Generally, people commit to their new behavior for 17 days before completely giving up. A drop in self-esteem always follows. So why bother?

There's a better way.

What if, instead of locking yourself into a rigid set of rules, you resolved to focus on a specific area that's important to you? I'm talking about creating a theme for the New Year.

When you have a theme in mind for yourself, you can continually focus on making improvements in one area all year long. There are no rigid rules and no dents in self-esteem, just a general commitment to remain focused on making improvements. Developing a question that you can use to check in with yourself will help even further.

Here are some examples:

Theme: The Year of the Authentic Self
Goal: To focus on being yourself with no anxiety or apologies, to express yourself fully and develop better self-esteem.
Question: Will this statement/action reveal my authentic self?

Theme: The Year of Better Health
Goal: To focus on making choices that will improve general health and well being.
Question: Will this action lead to better health?

Theme: The Year of Diminished Debt
Goal: To focus on eliminating debt.
Question: Is this purchase necessary?

In all these examples, asking yourself a very simple 'yes or no' question will help you build awareness and make good decisions based on what you want to be doing.

I've seen too many clients, colleagues, and friends damage their self-esteem by setting themselves up with unrealistic resolutions that they just couldn't follow through on. If you don't want to be one of them this year, consider quashing your resolutions and creating a theme instead.

Got a theme for the New Year? Share it with us on my blog at http://www.experiencingaddvantages.com/2008/01/forget-your-new.html!

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The Odd One Out Coaching Program begins in about 2 weeks!

I'll be working with a small group of adults with ADD who want to learn how to be happy and successful by breaking the rules. This program is based on my book, Odd One Out: The Maverick's Guide to Adult ADD.

The ultimate objective of this coaching program is to arm you with a toolkit of skills that you can use to manage your ADD and move forward in life. You'll get the info, skills, and support to stop stressing out all the time and start enjoying your life.

Due to the high demand for this program, we are offering an afternoon and an evening section. Each section is limited to only 10 people.

Note: The evening section has only 3 places remaining!

Would you like to know more about this program? Then visit this page to find out all the details.

It's been some time since I've offered a group coaching program, and I'm really looking forward to working with a select group of ADDers who are ready to embrace the maverick within!

Once again, you can find out more about the program here: http://www.addmanagement.com/coaching/oddoneoutprogram.html

All My Best , Jennifer Koretsky, Founder, Head Coach & Chief Visionary Officer ADD Management Group, LLC

P.S. Remember - creating a theme for the New Year is easy and effective. Give it a shot for 2008!

 

2008 CAN be your best yet!

You CAN break the cycle of overwhelm.
You CAN manage your time.
You CAN get organized.
You CAN get focused.
You CAN achieve your goals.

Are you ready?