January is when many of you have come up with a list of New Year’s resolutions to accomplish. You know that list of things you should do because it’s a new year? The list probably includes things like “lose 10lbs.”, “quit smoking,” “exercise more,” “eat right,” etc.
Let me ask you, how many of your “resolutions” were on the list at the beginning of 2022? According to some researchers, only about 16% of people follow their resolutions. One study showed that reasons for failure include the goals needing to be more realistic, keeping track of progress toward the goal, forgetting about the resolutions, or making too many resolutions. Resolutions are goals, and most plans are short termed in nature, and the person making them knows what to do to achieve the results they are looking to accomplish.
Visions are not goals, though their manifestation usually includes some goal setting. Visions are dreams of something or someone that have eluded one for a long time. Visions are clear images of how one sees their future. They are in alignment with one’s core values. Unlike goals that are primarily beneficial only to the goal setter, true visions always contain good or value for the person creating the vision and others.
Unlike goals, visions are not a means to an end but are an end in themselves. Usually, when one completes a plan, the box gets checked, and the person says it’s done and moves on. The goal-making process is finite. It has a beginning and an end.
In visioning or dream building, we recognize that it is all about growth and expansion or increase. In The Science of Getting Rich, Wallace Wattles writes, “Increase is what all men and all women are seeking; it is the urge of the Formless Intelligence within them, seeking fuller expression….All human activities are based on the desire for increase….”
This year, if you are eager to make significant changes in your health and well-being, love and relationships, career or creative endeavors, and time and money freedom, don’t make resolutions; CREATE A VISION for a life you would love living. And if you would like some help in getting started, I would love an opportunity to chat with you to help calibrate that dream and to share some possible ways I could assist you in moving in the right direction.
Go to www.transformationalwellnessservices.com and select schedule a session with Rich. It’s that easy, and it’s FREE! Let me help you start your journey to a LIFE YOU WOULD LOVE LIVING. There’s no time like the present to get started.