New Year - Are You In Charge

There is something so beautifully hopeful about a brand new year; shiny and new, all 12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days, 8,760 hours, 52,600 minutes and 3,153,600 seconds just waiting to be filled.

I  imagine that like me you want to make 2011 as special as you can and yet, I know if it were all so jolly ‘Simples’; the ‘same old, same old’ by week two would not look so, all too familiar, but your salvation may lie in recognising that we are all creatures of habit and within our habits; good and bad, lies disarming comfort - and this being the case: it is so much easier to keep on keeping on, rather than throwing out the old and making way for the new, positively risky and possibly uncomfortable.....  changes.

Yet, like it or lump it, life is all about change. A multiplicity of change takes place all the time - time refuses to stay still -and neither should we. If we sat in a darkened room, life outside would still move inextricably on - and so, it makes perfect sense to move on with it. Thus and with due humility, I would like to offer up some ideas that may spark your passion :

Firstly:  Give yourself permission to recognise and embrace the need for change. Think about it, why would you wait for someone else to give you permission to move your life forward?  Ask yourself: what are you waiting for?

Secondly: Recognise the need for a balanced life. Pursing your dreams is important and others should recognise that too; enroll their help.  Too much work and not enough play can make life very dull indeed. Be proactive, there is very little joy in spending all your days doing others bidding; no matter who they are, recognise that your needs are also a priority.

And finally: Embrace the fact that you are indeed in charge of your life; for if you are not - who is ?  It makes sense to take yourself seriously; to set out your priorities - to plan your time wisely; to recognise your goals; work out which are important to you this year and how you are going to turn your hopes into reality - ... 'Simples'!

You can contact Mary-Jane at mary.jane.kingsland@gmail.com Mary-Jane is a business coach and mentor and founder of Green Light Mentoring - for the business of life ....