January 4, 2008 Chautauqua

From the Editor's Computer

Here we are at the beginning of another brand new year. I don’t know about you, but New Year’s seems to come faster and faster as each year passes by.

A popular thing to do in the new year is to make resolutions - we resolve that we will finally lose weight/stop smoking/eat healthier/make a million dollars, or whatever your favourite resolution is.

This year, rather than sabotage yourself before you’ve even begun by resolving to do something that you really (deep down) don’t want to do anyway, challenge yourself to improve a skill or talent that you are already proficient at.

Rate each skill and talent you possess on a scale of 1 - 10 (10 most proficient). I read once that we spend loads of time and energy struggling to take our 3, 4 or 5 level skills and talents to a 10, but more often than not, the highest we can claim is a 6 or a 7 after all that blood, sweat and tears.

Rather, we should be looking at our level 7, 8 and 9 skills and talents and putting our extra energy into them, to bring them up to a 10.

When we do that, our self-esteem and confidence naturally increase, as does our enjoyment of whatever it is we are doing. When our confidence and enjoyment increase we then feel that we can venture out and try something new...or lose that weight, stop smoking, eat better or make that million dollars without beating ourselves up.

May 2008 reveal the best you you’ve ever seen!

Beth

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