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Recharge Your Life
Okay, summer's well and truly over, leaves are falling, and you're wondering what you've achieved so far in 2005. Nine months passed by "in a flash" - where did it all go?
PANIC!!
The truth is autumn is very much a time to reflect, reassess, and then take some positive action to really make your mark on this year.
And, even if you've surpassed your targets, you'll want to ensure the make the most of this final quarter of 2005.
Recharge Your Batteries!
September is the perfect month to recharge your batteries, revise the plan you started back in January, and most importantly, you still have time to arrive at the end of the ear with flying colours, proud of what you've achieved – and what a great launch pad that would then be to begin a fresh new 2006.
Hey, the truth is that life carries on; it connects. What we do now, in the Autumn of 2005, matters - it'll make a difference to how you feel today, and will be a launch pad and connection to a more successful you in the future.
In coaching we often "chunk down" and focus on particular situations in order to enable you to move forward quicker, whilst always keeping an eye on the bigger picture. 9 months down, 3 months to go. Seems it's the right time to recharge, after all we still have a 3-month "chunk" of your year to work on.
"Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs"
Henry Ford
The Big Dream
The good news is you can recharge your life at any time. True, you do need to be in a certain place, with a particular frame of mind, and bags of energy to follow through. Having worked with so many people over the past few years that have manoeuvred themselves into such a place, I know it works.
You can recharge whatever area, or every area of your life, whenever you want - invigorate and charge it so full of energy that you know, "yes, I really can succeed at this."
What would you give to feel such a feeling?
Is it only for the favoured few to experience? Of course not. Recharging your life is for you, is attainable by you, and by simply making the decision that this indeed is the time for you to reassess and refocus, you too have begun this journey. Prepare to be amazed!
"But I need to relaunch every area of my life," you might say. By focusing, or chunking, it really is like dropping a pebble into a pool of water, very soon it will not only be the splash of water at the centre that will be effected, but as the ripples resonate out all the pool, even the furthest corners, will be touched. And so it is with your life areas.
When I coach, many of those who begin with a career, business or entrepreneurial type challenge, even though other areas may also need improvement, soon feel the benefits elsewhere. By becoming effective in one, another area will also improve, and another, and another.
Consequently, by selecting a focus on health, relationships, finance or any amount of other important parts of life you may have, other areas will also be improved. The most important thing is to be honest with where you are right now, for with that knowledge you can set a powerful an energising pathway to the person you want to be.
"Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate
version of somebody else"
Judy Garland
Write It Down!
To begin, I'm sure you've heard it so many times before, especially from me, but one of the most effective ways of clearing through that mental clutter, finding clarification and then achieving success is to WRITE IT DOWN.
Research beginning in the 1940's has consistently found that only the top 3% of people write down and consistently work with their life plans, but that these same people are the most successful in society. And for me, the most exciting secret here is that anyone can join this select group.
There are no entry level exams, no special courses to study – just begin today to jot, to note down those thoughts, any nuggets of information, and yes, ultimately your new life plan.
Update Your New Life Plan
What needs updating from the plan you started in January? What needs to be added to charge it full of energy and enthusiasm again? Be honest with yourself.
Be brave with your answers.
If you fell behind, got lazy, side tracked, or possibly didn't even develop a plan last New Year, no problem.
We are updating, recharging - beginning today!
Think connection; taking the juiciest, best bits of your present situation, experience, knowledge, and adding whatever you desire in the future – again, let your imagination flow.
What would you come up with? Follow my top tips for recharging your life and get ready to enjoy the rest of 2005 – it could still be your best year yet!
