Do you ever take a moment to reflect on your beliefs of what is in store for you for the year?  The act may sound daunting, but there is a quick and easy activity that you can use to help you not only identify your thoughts of how your year will be, but also develop a course of action for those thoughts. This process has been very beneficial in guiding me through whatever comes my way during the year.

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I do this activity at the end of every January. I take how the year started off for me and use it to analyze my feelings about the remaining 11 months. I get a moment to myself, close my eyes and try to visualize what I see on the road ahead for me. Afterwards, I make a note of my thoughts and then sort them out.

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Here are my results from when I did the exercise yesterday.

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On my road ahead, I see:

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Joy

Love

Peace

Change

Fulfillment

Discovery

Challenge

Accomplishment

Growth

Possibility

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Now it’s your turn! Get by yourself in a quiet space, close your eyes and take a few deep breaths to clear your mind. Then say out loud, “On my road ahead, I see_________.”  While keeping your eyes closed, think of ten words that describe what you feel awaits you this year. Be as honest with yourself as possible. After you have come up with the ten words, write them on a sheet of paper underneath the initial statement. Review the words that you selected and reflect on why you chose them. See if there is anything that you can work on improving or changing; or areas where you may need extra help.

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This one simple activity can help to give you a clearer understanding of how you believe the year will turn out for you. You can then take that knowledge and use it to challenge yourself and/or your mindset.  You can even create action plans to track your progress of changing the negative beliefs while ensuring the positive beliefs come to fruition.  I hope that it is as helpful to you as it is to me!

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Did you do the Road Ahead activity? If so, was it helpful to you? Did you discover something interesting about your mindset? Share with me below or tell me about it at:  melisasource@yahoo.com

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