Ditch Your New Year's Resolution
Season’s Greetings!
We're having a Year-end Inventory Clearance Sale! You can save big for 6 days only. But first, let's talk resolutions...
If you’ve been reading the ADD Management Guide for a while, then you know that I’m not a fan of New Year’s Resolutions. You might be surprised to hear this from me, because I think my opinion differs from that of many other coaches. But as we approach 2010, I encourage you to forget about New Year’s Resolutions.
Have you already committed to going to the gym 3 times a week? Or to getting rid of all your clutter, or to never being late again? 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 stick to their new behavior for 17 days before completely giving up. A drop in self-esteem always follows. You start telling yourself that it’s all your fault, you have no willpower, and you’ll never change.
Instead of making positive changes, you just end up beating yourself up. Again.
It’s not worth it! So why bother? There's a better way.
Instead of locking yourself into strict guidelines that you’ll eventually want to rebel against anyway, what if you resolved to focus on making improvements in one 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 that one area all year long. There are no rigid rules to follow, and no dents in self-esteem when you make a mistake--just a general commitment to remain focused on making improvements.
Taking it a step further, you can develop a simple question to use as your mantra throughout the year. This mantra will help you check in with yourself and ensure that you're focused on your theme.
Here are some examples of what I'm talking about. Feel free to use one of these for yourself in the New Year, or use the examples to help you create your own theme!
Theme: The Year of Self-care
Goal: To focus on taking really good care of myself, no matter what.
Mantra: Is what I am about to do in my BEST interest?
Theme: The Year of Time Management
Goal: To focus on improving my time management skills.
Mantra: Is this the BEST use of my time right now?
Theme: The Year of Declining Clutter
Goal: To focus on decreasing the clutter in my environment.
Mantra: Will this action (or purchase) DECREASE the clutter in life?
Theme: The Year of Better Health
Goal: To focus on making choices that will improve my general health and well being.
Mantra: Will this action lead to BETTER health or more happiness?
In all these examples, asking yourself a very simple 'yes or no' question will help you build awareness and make good decisions that are in line with your goals.
I've seen too many people 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 ditching your New Year’s Resolution, and create a theme instead!
Would you like to share your theme for 2010? You can do so on my blog at http://www.experiencingaddvantages.com/2009/12/new-years-resolution.html#comments
Year-end Inventory Clearance Sale: Save 15% on (almost) Everything!
If you feel like you could use a little help focusing on your theme for 2010, then this year-end inventory clearance sale is for you!
For 6 days only, we're discounting all our products by 15%! Use the coupon code '2010' to save 15% on everything listed below!
This sale expires at midnight EST on December 31st, 2009, and we won't be throwing another sale any time soon. So if you've been thinking about buying my book, or one of our toolkits, then you have my assurance that now is the best time to do it!
Use coupon code '2010' to save 15% on the following:
 Odd One Out: The Maverick's Guide to Adult ADD. Developed through her own personal experience as an adult with ADD and her years as a professional ADD coach, Jennifer Koretsky isolates "The Five Essential Skills for Managing Adult ADD" and shows you exactly how to build and implement these skills in your own life. Read more.
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 Kiss Your Clutter Goodbye! Coaching Toolkit. Our most popular product! This breakthrough program has helped countless adults with ADD bust through clutter and keep it away for good! The kit includes a 55-minute audio CD and 26-page booklet.
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 Master the Art of Time Management Coaching Toolkit. This step-by-step program teaches you how to custom-design an ADD-friendly time management system that works with your ADD. The kit includes 2 audio CDs with over 100 minutes of content plus a 35-page booklet. 110% guarantee. Read more.
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 Taming the Family Circus Coaching Toolkit: Solutions for AD/HD Parents with AD/HD Kids. Specifically created for AD/HD parents with AD/HD kids, this unique program will help you ease stress and create structure in your AD/HD family. This kit includes a 58-minute audio CD and 20-page booklet. 110% guarantee. Read more.
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Holistic Health Virtual Conference. Join me and some of the top names in health and wellness-- like best selling authors Dr. Daniel Amen and Dr. Mark Hyman--to get the tools and resources you need to make the best health and wellness decisions for your family.Attend from your own home or office!
This virtual conference is not specifically about ADD, but because it's produced by out sister company, Virtual Health Partners, we're pleased to extend our 15% discount to this event! Read more.
Remember, you must use coupon code '2010' to receive your 15% discount at checkout.
Enjoy the rest of the holiday season! I hope 2010 is your best year yet!
P.S. Remember, ditch your New Year's Resolution and create a theme for 2010 instead!
P.P.S. If you're taking advantage of our year-end inventory clearance sale, remember to order before midnight EST on December 31st, 2009 and use coupon code '2010' to save 15%! |
