Want to change your life for the better in the new year? Tap into the big power of thinking small. More specifically, take a lesson from the pointillists, the artists from a 19th century school of painting who created their paintings by applying dots of color, rather than brush strokes. When you [...]
What if, instead of asking, “what do I want to change this year,” you asked, “What’s my one-year vision?” The vision might be about, for example, something you want to do, an idea you want to set in motion, who you aspire to be, or a difference you want to make. There [...]
This series on alternatives to New Year’s resolutions has focused on two central questions. How do you create change that sticks? And how do you amplify the impact of that change by weaving it into your entire year, not just a one-and-done resolution? In this alternative I want to look [...]
When it comes to potential to make positive change in your life, which approach do you think would offer more potential – one that gives you a big hurrah once a year, or one that builds in a dozen focused opportunities throughout the year. This New Year, turn that single-point scarcity into [...]
This year, instead of limiting yourself to one shot at making a wholesale New Year’s change, what if you resolved to make it a year of experiments? The idea is simple. Each month, take something you want to incorporate or explore – say, meditating, or visualization, or cutting out sugar[...]
I love the idea behind new year’s resolutions. A fresh start. A new, improved, more empowered you. But new year’s resolutions themselves? Yeah, not so much. Look back over the years at all the resolutions you have made. How much better is your life today because of them? If you’re [...]
Happy New Year! ‘Tis the season when our efforts to make positive change have the staying power of a snowflake on a hot griddle. Yep, time for another round of that tragically flawed positive aspiration we call the New Year’s resolution. If you really want to make your life a better [...]
When was the last time you heard someone who makes his living in the personal development realm encouraging people to think small? Well sit back and buckle up, because that's exactly where this post is headed! Since 2001, I have made my living helping people figure out how to change their lives for[...]
When things are less than satisfactory, it's only natural to ask the question, "How can I change my life?" But what if I told you that was exactly the wrong question to be asking? It's not that I have anything against positive change - I make my living helping people change things for the better. [...]
There is no shortage of things in the world that desperately need our advocacy and action if things are going to change things for the better. And more an more, people are stepping up and finding their voice. But if we are to have any hope of making an impact that lasts, we also have to [...]