I know this is the year that you are going to be super fit, learn Chinese and climb Mount Everest. You’re going to win a Nobel Peace Prize and possibly an Oscar or two, become super rich and set up a charity into the bargain.
New Year is a time of self appraisal and a fresh start, an opportunity to turn your life around. This year things are going to be different. Well they can be…if we go about it in the right way. Goals have to be achievable and clear. This article has some useful tips.
Running out of steam
I recall starting a long distance race when I was nine. I sprinted out ahead only to become exhausted because I hadn’t paced myself properly. I was lucky to finish at all. One problem with new years resolutions is that we can run out of steam once the excitement has worn off. Excitement is a good source of energy and motivation but it needs to be sustainable in the long run. Goals need to be well formed and sustainable (see our setting goals article)
At Uncommon Knowledge we are interested in positive resolutions all year long. We hope you’ll join us in 2008 as we travel onwards and upwards.
All the very best
I recently had a major insight into why hypnosis is not very effective for me. In fact, since I’m not getting the results I want it is completely inefective.
Its because of my own self-sabotage. Even though I am trying very hard to focus on what I want during a session there is still a very strong tendancy to stop it from working. My mind starts to wander for example, just at the point when I need to focus the most. Or I simply fall asleep and miss everything.
No matter how much I try and rationalise it away it persists.
“Come on Chris, it clearly works for millions of people why not you.”
“The theory is sound and I know it to be true, so why can’t I just trust the process”
Every now and again I actually FEEL the power of imagination. I imagine doing something successfully, making a group of women laugh for example, while driving home in the car. It feels great and I feel motivated. I think “Yes! Why not use my mind this way all the time?”.
I realise now that in order for a hypnosis session to be successful one must really FEEL and consequently BELIEVE in what they are imagining for it to be successful. It’s just that getting to the point of ACCEPTANCE seems hard for me.
Any tips for getting around this or do I just keep practicing and have faith? Perhaps that is my problem - I lack faith. If I could somehow ‘just have faith’