How to Achieve Your New Year's Resolutions

The New Year is here and so are your resolutions for the year. As you review your list, observe how many times you ve transferred the same resolutions into the New Year with a promise that this year you will keep them. Make a real difference this year, don t commit to keeping your new resolutions; commit to achieving your new resolutions. Implement the following guidelines and you will be on your way to accomplishing your goals once and for all.



Step1
Set Realistic Measurable Goals
Setting realistic attainable goals that are measurable is an important key to achieving goals successfully. If you set goals that are unrealistic and are impossible to accomplish within 12 months, you will be setting yourself up for failure which will lead to disappointment and a lack of motivation to conquer any goals. Goals must be measurable so you will know how much you have accomplished or need to accomplish to achieve your goals. For example, losing weight is a popular resolution; so if losing weight is your goal this year and you lose one pound in January, I guess you ve met your goal; but would you be happy with the results? Probably Not! However setting a measurable goal to lose 20 lbs. and walk 30 minutes daily will allow you to track your progress and allocate tasks to reach your desired outcome


Step2
Write It Down
Take it out of your head and put it on paper. Writing down your goals makes them real as oppose to dreaming about doing them sometime in the future. Written goals are specific and concrete and it allows you to create steps to reaching your goals. Your written goals should be placed where you can see them consistently. Post them on your wall, on the refrigerator, in your wallet or in your journal, do not put them in a drawer or notebook where they will be forgotten. Seeing your written goals will serve as a reminder to your commitment to attain your goals.


Step3
Take Action Consistently
You ve decided what you want to accomplish, your goals are specific, realistic, measurable and written down, What s Next? You must now take action, consistently. Start today with one task and continue to complete the task consistently even if you do not see immediate results. Your desired results will began to take form with consistent, persistent action. Consistent action becomes habit and it will become a part of your routine effortlessly.


Step4
Visualize The Desired Outcome Daily
Take a few minutes daily to visualize the desired outcome of your goal. Create a mental picture of what emotions you will experience once your goal is met. If your goal is earn a six figure income this year, visualize your bank account statement displaying $100,000.00 profit. What does it feel like? Your mental pictures will one day become your reality and you will be prepared for its arrival.


Step5
Celebrate Your Efforts
You don t have to wait until you lose 20lbs to celebrate your success. Celebrate the completion of daily tasks. If you complete a 30 minute walk today and didn t eat the usual late night snack, celebrate. Any tasks completed, self-discipline exercised or time taken to visualize your desired outcome will bring you closer to your goals than you were the day before so celebrate.


Step6
Start Over If You Get Off Track
If you get off track (hey, we all do), do not use this an excuse to stop pursuing your goals. Forgive yourself, determine what caused you to derail, improve the circumstances and start over again. Don t become paralyzed with past mistakes, or lack of self-discipline, just keep moving. Each day is a new day to work towards your goals and get closer to achieving your dreams, so don t let one day pass without taking full advantage of the opportunity to become better than the day before.


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How to A New and Creative Way to Share Photos

A New and Creative Way to Share Photos My friends call me artsty fartsy, because no matter what, i can always think of creative ways to share photos from things lying around the house or from someones discarded trash. My latest craze is YourStamps.com. What a great way to personalize birthday cards, party invitations and announcements with your favorite photo. But of course, I couldn t just stop there being that I have a reputation to hold up to. So I thought of all kinds of other ways I could make use of this cool idea. Check it out!



Step1
Personalize a lamp shade with postage stamps of the kids for the family room.


Step2
Personalize a photo frame with postage stamps of your favorite pet.


Step3
Make postage stamp Keychains with the owners photo and personalize it by adding their name, address in case they lose them.


Step4
Make postage stamp coasters for your coffee table for each person in the family. Great project for the kids! Use jar lids they can paint and place their personalized stamp in the center.


Step5
Dinner party place tags in lieu of using their name use a baby photo of them on a stamp. What a keepsake!


Step6
Family reunion name tags using old photos from when they were kids!


Step7
Create a postage collage of pictures from your favorite vacation!


Step8
Cut out pcs of wood, paint or varnish to match your decor and place a postage stamp of your photography work in the center to display in your office or home!


Step9
Last but least, my personal favorite, School Reunions! Personalize those invitations as well as their name tags with a photo of them from the school year book. After which they can add to their family album.

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How to Act With a Dinner Theater Group

Acting with a dinner theater group is a great way to live out your acting dreams. But like any other theatrical audition, you have to position and prepare yourself to stand out from the crowd and secure your dream job. It isn t impossible. Following these steps can help you to achieve goal.


Step1
Locate dinner theater groups in your area or in areas you d like to perform by researching dinner theaters online, calling them or checking advertisements in local newspapers. A simple Google search will yield you many results on groups that are looking for actors.


Step2
Research the groups you d like to audition for. You want to know their history, what type of performances they ve done in the past and what type of talent they usually hire. This will help you to know if you fit what they are looking for in a performer.


Step3
Pay close attention to what s needed in the audition process for each group. Not following their directions will definitely mean you will not make the group.


Step4
Prepare your audition material based on the information provided on their website or the material you were given when you called the group. Many dinner theaters may require a headshot so come prepared with one in your portfolio.


Step5
Practice the song(s) you plan on using in your audition as well as any monologue or scene you will perform.


Step6
Audition for the part. Give your best performance and hope that you get the job.


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