This year has started off full speed ahead and is already proving to be quite an improvement over last year for most of the people I know and work with. This is good news! I hope the same is true for you, and I want to offer some of the tools I suggest using to support that momentum so that you have your best year ever! This isn't about making resolutions, it's about envisioning and fulfilling on your dreams.

Below are several methods that can help ground you in whatever it is you want to create. As long as you're in a yearning state ("I really want that. Will it never happen for me?"), you're not likely to get what it is you want. These tools will move you beyond the yearning into an energy of attraction that will draw to you your success.

1.       Develop your Glory Story

Imagine yourself standing at the finish line of 2008. There it is, December 31^st. If you've had the best year of your life, what happened? What did you do, who did you see, how did you succeed? What's that like? I call this The Glory Story.

Tell your story as if you're in the present moment of 12/31/08 and your dreams and goals are in the process of happening or have already happened (I did this, am doing that). Inspire yourself into believing that your dreams will come true! Create a feeling space - how good does it feel to have won? - feel it in your body NOW and you'll create the energy of attraction that will have it happen.

2.       Write it down

If it's only in your head, it's just a dream! Your goals have a much better chance of becoming reality when you write them down.

This was proven to be true in a study conducted of the 1979 Harvard MBA class. That year, the students were asked, "Have you set clear, written goals for your future and made plans to accomplish them?" Three percent of the graduates had written goals and plans; 13 percent had goals, but they were not in writing; and 84 percent had no specific goals at all.

Ten years later, the members of this class were interviewed again, and the findings were pretty amazing. The 13 percent of the class who had goals were earning, on average, twice as much as the 84 percent who had no goals at all. And the three percent who had clear, written goals were earning, on average, ten times as much as the other 97 percent combined. How's that for powerful???

3.       Talk about it!

The next step is to share what you're up to with others. Rather than keeping your hopes, dreams and goals a secret, you need to speak them out loud to at least one other person. Be careful who you share with - there are many naysayers out there who are just waiting to pounce on someone else's happiness and wrestle it to the ground. Until you are super-strong in your own mind about the certainty of your truth, share only with those in your life who see your greatness and who believe in the possibility of your future. Ask them for support, commit to them your plan of action, receive from them their wishes and positive energy for you and let that turbo-charge your movement forward.

4.       Set up structures of support

A powerful means for fulfilling on your dreams is to set up your world to promote your success. Look at the following nine environments and rate yourself on how well that area is set up to support you. Determine next steps for increasing your score. Then get yourself in gear! Is there anything in that's in the way? Is there anyone who can help you improve? What actions do you need to take to move yourself forward? What's the plan?

1. Body - You need health, energy, vitality and physical well-being to reach your goals.
2. Self - Leverage your personality, special gifts, talents, and strengths.
3. Spiritual - This is one of the most overlooked yet most important. Without connection to Source (whatever God, Spirit, Divinity is for you), love, purpose, and values, success is at best empty and unfulfilling. With a strong connection, the universe lines up to support you.
4. Mental -You have an arsenal of personal beliefs, ideas, knowledge, cultural norms, and unique perspectives. Use the best of them to your advantage.
5. Relationships - Your family, friends, close colleagues, support personnel are some of your finest assets.
6. Network - The larger community, customers, strategic partners, web presence, etc. can help you get the word out and give you access to resources you might not otherwise have.
7. Financial - Obviously, this is your money environment. How well are you funded? Check your investments, budget, insurance, savings, retirement and the like - without integrity in this area, life will always be a struggle.
8. Physical - Set up your home, office, furnishings, equipment, technology, art, and music to inspire you, make life easier, and help you maintain equilibrium, peace and momentum.
9. Nature -Access the wonder of nature, the great outdoors, beauty, seasons, and cycle of life to nourish your soul.

OK, so that's it. You may already be aware of some or all of these tools and my have used some of them in the past. I suggest trying them all at once this year, or using them in a whole new way, and see how powerfully you can move yourself into the life of your dreams!

Go for it!

Patty