7. Find a Better Job

A new year provides a sense of getting a free do-over, so you can try again and get it right. Many people resolve to find better jobs or to take a new approach to the jobs they’ve already got. It’s corny, but true — most of us get reflective at this time of year and if we are in jobs already, we begin thinking: Am I on the right path? Do I like where my position and my company are headed? Am I even in the right career?

So you’ve been hearing that voice again, the one that says you’re not doing what you were born to do. That may be true, but how do you figure out what you should be doing? To begin answering this question, examine whether your current career path matches your core interests, beliefs, values, needs and skills. Resolve to ask and answer those essential questions before making any new career changes.

Dan and Jennifer: Here’s a novel idea… Is a better job really the answer?  My suggestion here is to read The Passion Test book, take the passion test, and follow your passions. Trust me… Your life will improve when you follow your passions and stop listening to what others say you should be doing!

8. Learn Something New

People throughout the world are realizing that a strong resolve to lifelong learning is more than just education and training beyond formal schooling. A lifelong learning framework encompasses learning throughout the life cycle, from cradle to grave and in different learning environments, formal, non-formal and informal.

Perhaps you are considering a career change, want to learn a new language or musical instrument, or just how to become a better cook? Whether you take a course or read a book, you’ll find education to be one of the easiest, most motivating and beneficial resolutions to keep. Challenge your mind in the coming year, break out of currents routines and challenge every comfort zone and watch your horizons expand.

Dan and Jennifer: Dan and I are constantly learning and growing. From my perspective, if you stop learning, you die – at least spiritually and emotionally.

9. Volunteer and Help Others

A popular, non-selfish New Year’s resolution, volunteerism can take many forms such as spending time helping out at your local library, mentoring a child, or building a house to name a few. Volunteering has risen sharply in the years since we began collecting resolutions. This suggests the possible emergence of a new civic generation and a resolve to make a bigger and better difference with your life.

Resolve to replace the pursuit of success and materialism with the pursuit of contribution and generosity. For this to occur, the critical question must move from, "How can I become successful?" to, "What can I contribute that will significantly impact other people’s lives?" By focusing on what we can contribute, we automatically become successful.

Dan and Jennifer: Have you ever heard of the Law of Tenfold Return?

The Law of Tenfold Return is a Universal Principle that simply says that gifts freely given return to the grantor good fortune equal to or greater than ten times the loss. It works on the principle that when a vacuum is created it must be filled, when a seed is magically planted, it will bear fruit greater that its weight and original value.

10. Get Organized

Resolve this year to plan your days, reduce interruptions, clean off your desk, say "No", and make detailed lists. The benefits of getting more organized include being able to save time as you no longer look for the same things over and over again or need to replace things you can’t find at all.

You will reduce stress because when you know where everything is, there’s no last-minute rush to find what you need and get out the door on time for school, soccer practice, or that important business meeting. You will also find yourself being much more productive, as all the time you once spent looking for things can now be used to do more important or more enjoyable tasks.

Most people define being organized as quickly and easily able to find what you need. While this is certainly true, organization is so much more. The ability to staying organized lets you focus on accomplishing your most important goals. That’s the true benefit of being organized.

Dan and Jennifer: I’ve recently been studying Feng Shui and clutter absolutely kills the energy flow around you. After a short clutter clearing exercise (my office, bathroom, and closet), my energy levels sky-rocketed.  I’m certainly a believer!

Life Will Not Go According To Plan If You Do Not Have a Plan.

Knowing what your resolutions are for 2007 is good. However if you want to make this year different and actually achieve what you set out to accomplish this year, then you need a plan to make that happen.

Having a strategic plan for your life separates you from the 85% of the people who never accomplish a single resolution they set for themselves. Click here to discover how to create your own Personal Strategic Plan for 2007.

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Gary Ryan Blair, having sold over 4.5 million books on goal setting and achievement, working with more than 60% of the Fortune 500 companies to help their employees achieve their goals, and appearing in countless publications from USA Today, Entrepreneur Magazine, CNN, the BBC and more for his expertise in this area, Gary Ryan Blair has earned the title The Goals Guy.

To learn more about Gary’s highly acclaimed Personal Strategic Plan system for achieving more in your life, visit PersonalStrategicPlan.com 

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