Dreams Come Alive

Two weeks into the new year, I wonder how many people are still keeping to their new year resolutions and how many actually remember what their resolutions are. Spending more time with family and loved ones, getting fit, losing weight, saving money, quitting smoking, doing more voluntary work, getting organised, growing and developing self…

The online Oxford dictionary defines resolution as ‘a firm decision’ and I believe that may give a clue as to why so many people fail so quickly when it comes to New Year resolutions. We make firm decisions to do something (notice how the typical resolutions above begin with action words ie verbs) but without any idea or clarity on what the actions will lead to (outcomes or results ie goal) there lacks the incentive or motivation to carry them out.

Working toward a goal is a continual process that takes work. A lot of times, this work calls for us to step out of our comfort zones and adjust our usual routines. Are you willing to do that? That is another way of asking why your goal is important to you. What do you get out of achieving it? How will you feel when your dreams come alive? Will you commit to doing whatever it takes to get what you want? What are you willing to do and prepared to give up?

These are questions that I ponder and revisit regularly as I work toward my goals for this year. Some of my dreams that will come alive in 2010 are:

1) completion of two ultra endurance desert races in the Gobi desert in June and Antarctica in November, in the process making a difference to more lives (more on this in coming blog posts)

2) release of my inspirational book that draws out valuable lessons from the Sahara Race which influence how we view and lead our everyday lives

3) a trusting, nurturing, secure and loving relationship with Jillian, a very special someone now in my life

Time to get to work…