Servings of Stone Soup

The wave of sentimentality rolled over you December 31^st.  You reflected upon the passing of another year, the highs and lows, gains and losses.  There is a tugging deep within your heart – “I do want this next year to be the year that I _______” and then you fill in the blank with your list.  And really, you do want it to be the year that it happens.  Then it’s January 1^st, then the 2^nd, and 3^rd – and nothing has changed.  Yet we truly wanted it to change!

 We live in such a paradox – we long for “things” to be different, yet we find ourselves staying close to our comfort zone and near our safety nets.  How do we make the resolutions reality?

 Step 1  Dare to Commit

When we make a resolution, we are resolving to do something, with a firm determination.  Many times our list is the outcome: lose 10 pounds, balance home and work, conquer procrastination, eliminate debt, become organized, etc.  And that’s as far as it goes.  What we omit is the commitment to actually do it.  We resolve that we want something different in our lives, yet we omit a commitment to actually do it.  The saying, “the main thing is to make the main thing the main thing” is true at this point.  By daring to commit, you are saying that you will resolve to make this outcome the main thing – and there is determination to make it a reality.

Warmly,

Jan Hinton

Stone Soup Coaching

This quote, by Ellen Goodman, is a great self assessment.  What is the potential you see for 2008?

 “We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched.  Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives… not looking for flaws, but for potential.”   ~Ellen Goodman

 Warmly,

Jan Hinton

Stone Soup Coaching