Happy New You!

As we embark upon another new year and leave the holiday season of 2015 behind, many of us will default to the old faithful, yet unproductive task of making another list and checking it twice. What list, you ask? That would be the list of resolutions we all focus on through the first few weeks of January before abandoning them altogether by Valentine's Day. Going to the gym three times a week will turn into “I’ll double up next week.” Starting that new business and quitting your job will become “the savings account isn't big enough yet.” So, we will store our professional and personal goals away with the Christmas tree to save for another year.

Why does it seem that we never completely fulfill our resolutions? Why aren’t we happy with where we are at the end of each year? The answer is this: we are attempting to change our outside circumstances before changing what lies within. Just like smile or tears of sadness falling from our eyes do, our outside circumstances, to a large extent, reflect who we are on the inside. We are highly influenced, more than we may realize, by our beliefs, our thoughts, our expectation, and our outlook. Therefore, in order to lose the weight and keep it off, obtain the career we really want, remain happy, or reach whatever goal we need to meet in order to feel successful, we must first change our beliefs and our thoughts. We must analyze our beliefs and our expectations and goals to determine if they line up and coincide. We cannot expect to create greatness with a mediocre outlook. Conducting this analysis is the first rung, or step, on the ladder to success.

So, how do we change what is on the inside? Where do we start? You have already taken the initiative by reading this far! Through my readings and studies of the law of attraction, goal-setting, and success, I have made many discoveries that I wish to share with others. With each post, it will be my hope that you, too, can learn how to change your life and external circumstances by changing your own thoughts and expectations.

What successful achievers and teachers like Lisa Nichols, Bob Proctor, James Allen, Napoleon Hill, and others whom I will reference here have known and taught for decades is that success and happiness start within. If you are willing to keep an open mind and consider the time-tested information included in this blog, you will find that the ladder to success can be climbed by anyone, not just a select few. It won’t be easy: The ladder to your goal may be steeper than that of others. Some will be short, while others will reach much higher. It doesn’t matter against which goal your ladder leans or how long it takes to get there. What is important is that we are able to endure the climb. Together, we will work to conquer the first rung of the ladder by creating greatness within. Only then will we see greatness manifest in our lives.