2011 was a year to remember filled with high highs and low lows.  Looking back, I think having a good attitude and laughing every day was really important.
What are your goals for 2012?  We can’t go back and start a new beginning, but we can start a new today.  So what makes you feel alive?  Do you have any dreams? Make a list and execute it and start realizing your dreams.  Put all your energy and your whole being into your idea.  With preparation and hard work you can watch your dreams come true before your own eyes. Trust me! Don’t dream of success, wake up and live it. But don’t strive for perfection.  If you waited until everything was perfect, you’d never do or have much of anything.
The world needs more vibrant spirits, more courageous souls. So be inspired, be confident and determined, take risks and don’t let fear hold you back from success.  Surround yourself with like minded individuals, find a mentor, find a friend but more importantly be a friend.  Be a very good friend.
We all have moments where we are uninspired. Â How do you find inspiration? Â How do you light a fire from within? It’s simple, just do it. Â If you don’t have a match to light the fire, find one. Â Attend a seminar, read a book, call a friend or mentor, watch a movie… travel. And I don’t mean travel to Europe although that would be nice. Â Get in the car and drive for an hour. Do some soul searching and figure out what you need and what you want for yourself. Â We only have one life to live. Â When it’s over and we look back will we have regrets?
Be optimistic, be grateful… find the smallest pleasures in life and hold onto them. Â Be happy for your friends and family. Be genuinely happy not that phony crap, we can see through. Â Life is hard. Â Even when it’s easy, its still hard. Â Ask for help when you need it. Â And offer help to everyone often. Â We are all in this together.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to my friends and family from near and far.
Natalie
