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This is going to be a great year!<\/p>\n<p>Some of will never open the book again, others will make it through the first 2 weeks of January before abandoning those great intentions, a very few, highly disciplined, atypical anomalies will make through the year on task.<\/p>\n<p>With such good intentions why do we fail so miserably? I think it\u2019s because our desire for change and improvement creates such an overwhelming monster of enthusiasm that we become immobilized unable to work with so many great ideas.<\/p>\n<p>This year try the minimalist\u2019s approach to New Year\u2019s resolutions. Pick ONE word that sums up your intention. Will it be a verb like hope, act, leap, dream, believe, GO or start? Or a noun like gratitude, travel, stretch, health, prosperity, play or trust?<\/p>\n<p>Whatever it is it\u2019s your ONE WORD all year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Once you\u2019ve identified your ONE WORD keep it top of mind.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be creative.<\/li>\n<li>Write word on the first page of your new journal. Make it big and bold, paint it, colour it\u2026bring it to life!<\/li>\n<li>Fill your desktop background with word.<\/li>\n<li>Draw or paint word on recipe cards (what I do) and post all over house, car, office.<\/li>\n<li>Make it phone background or wallpaper.<\/li>\n<li>Put it on post-it notes\u2026tuck in wallet, purse or cosmetic bag.<\/li>\n<li>Write it on your dirty car.<\/li>\n<li>Carve it in a tree.<\/li>\n<li>Spell it in letter pancakes.<\/li>\n<li>Put it on your bedside table in a beautiful frame make it the first thing you see in the morning and the last thing you see at night.<\/li>\n<li>Doodle your word.<\/li>\n<li>Tattoo it on (kidding).<\/li>\n<li>Put it on a t-shirt and wear it. Check this out \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wearyourwisdom.org\/%20\">Wear Your Wisdom\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0(more on this in the next few weeks)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You have 365 days to work with.<\/p>\n<p>ONE WORD\u2026simple.<\/p>\n<p>May the year ahead \u00a0be characterized by the ONE thing most important to You!<\/p>\n<p>Happy New Year!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Year\u2026.New Beginning. It\u2019s filled with optimism, anticipation and hope. We start by finding a quiet space and with pen in hand, open the new journal gently smoothing the first page. The blankness represents anything and everything\u2026all that can be. We take a deep breath it\u2019s a beautiful moment. Time to begin. 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