"If you think you are too small to make an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito in the room." -BR

It is amazing how quickly one can get off track if you allow yourself to slip. The holiday season is a great time for relaxing and slowing down. One can easily fool yourself in believing that everything stood still. (As if the world revolves around me!)

At the start of the 2nd decade of this millennium, we soon find life still moves on. Rather than feeling overwhelmed by it I choose today to embrace it!

In fact I am taking the bull by the horns and shout: “Bring it on!”

We all have a common enemy whose sole purpose is to prevent us from reaching our highest potential.

Having a clear vision of what you want to achieve this year will help you stay clear of the pitfalls on the road to getting what you want out of 2010.

Pitfall #1) Doubt - If you allow DOUBT in your life, you start to question your self worth or what you as a person can do to bring about change.

Pitfall #2) Discouragement - You look at the size of your problems. With every “victory” you achieve, set up a “monument” (write it down, celebrate it with a meal, reward yourself with a present). When DISCOURAGEMENT comes knocking on your door you can then remember all the previous “victories” and get on with it!

Pitfall #3) Diversion - If you have a clearly defined vision of where you are going DIVERSION will be a thing of the past. Evaluate everything you do by asking one question. “Is this taking me closer to or further away from my goal?”.

Pitfall #4) Defeat - Loosing the battle is not the same as loosing the war. Having a clearly defined vision allows you perspective. But most of the time DEFEAT’s job is to make you feel like a failure so that you do not even try! Do not allow it to happen with you.

Pitfall #5) Delay - When all else fails to stop you in your tracks, DELAY kicks in. Putting something off to do tomorrow what can be done today is the robbing you of what you want in life.

If you have not written down your vision for the 2010 make time for it in the next 24 hours and let me know how you are getting on.

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