Nothing holds as much promise as the many empty boxes on each calendar page of the new year; mornings, afternoons and evenings in which to make the choices and the changes that will determine the kind of day, week, month and year it will be.
Looking back can help us to plan ahead because the past has much to teach us about the future. Knowing what we did, or did not do, to move in the direction of our hopes, dreams and wishes yesterday or last week, enables us to avoid sabotaging our success in the future.
You may not have as much control over your life as you would like, but you may have more than you realize. As you fill in your various 2010 calendars, make sure you are spending your time and your money in ways that will improve the quality of your life.
Each day you write one page of your life story. Your story is unique and it belongs exclusively to you. As the author, are you writing the story you want to read? How would you fill your calendar if:
* Failure weren’t an option?
* How you spent your days determined how you would spend your life?
* Your future depended on the choices you make each day?
* Every day gave you the chance to improve the quality of your life?
* You were committed to creating sustainable, long-term behavioral change?
The life you are living may not be perfect, but there are many things you can do to improve it. Try doing one thing to improve your life today and let us know how it turns out.
