Light Within

There’s never a good time than a New Year’s eve to sit down and think about what you want to accomplish in life. It is true that we have busy lives, and even when we’re not busy, we tend to enjoy our spare time by watching TV or checking our feeds than thinking about the mess we have created in our lives.
If you have not given it a thought, do it now. It could hardly take more than 10 or 20 minutes of your day. Believe me, it’s not that hard. Just follow these steps:

1. Imagine, you are dying. What would you like to have accomplished in your life? Whatever, is your answer try to live your life so that you achieve your desired accomplishments.
2. Now brainstorm to note down your life goals, which you want to achieve before you die. After you have noted down goals, have a look at them. Do you want to refine the list further or you want to expand it, it is your decision and follow your intuition.
3. Next step is to classify your goals in to categories: professional, financial, education, family, spiritual, travel, recreation, hobbies, community, and charity. It is not a must to have goals in all these categories.
4. Think about your goals and break them down. What should you achieve in next 10 years for each of these goals? What about 5 years, 1 year or even in this month? This step will get you on a solid plan.
5. Remember action step is the most important of all. Whatever, you have planned for this month, ensure you do it.

Take a step towards your dreams today by writing them down, and making a plan.

For most of us making a new habit is a daunting task. We are helpless in engraving a new habit. If this is you, don’t worry, this 8 week program is for you. The following 6 step methodology will assist you in changing a habit an easy way:

1. Focus on one most important habit you want to adopt.
2. Commit publicly that you have committed to make a new habit.
3. Split the complete habit change into six baby steps. Start with the first baby step. Example: if you want to start a 30 minutes exercise program, start with 5 minute duration.
4. Select a trigger for your habit. A trigger is something already in your routine that will immediately precede the desired habit. Examples: brushing your teeth, waking up, arriving at the office, leaving the office, getting home in the evening etc.
5. For one week, do the first baby step, right after the trigger. Publicly announce your progress.
6. Move slowly to a slightly harder step. You’ll want to progress faster, but don’t. You’re building a new habit. Repeat this until you’ve done 8 weeks.

You now have a new habit! Commit to next habit and repeat the process.