20 Tips for a Positive New Year

January 7, 2008

jon(Jon Gordon)

1. Take a 10-30 minute " Thank you " walk every day. While you walk

practice gratitude. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.

2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Buy a lock if you

have to.

3. Buy a TIVO, tape your late night shows and get more sleep - it's the

ultimate energizer.

4. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement: My

purpose is to___________ today.

5. Live with the 3 E's. Energy, Enthusiasm, Empathy.

6. Read more books than you did in 2007.

7. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, tai chi, qigong and prayer.

They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.

8. Do the " one thing " you have always wanted to do.

9. Dream more while you are awake.

10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less foods that

are manufactured in plants.

11. Mentor someone and be mentored by someone.

12. Engage in daily random acts of kindness.

13. Clear your clutter from your house, your car, your desk and let new

and flowing positive energy into your life.

14. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues

of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead

invest your energy in the positive present moment.

15. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems

are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra

class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.

16. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a

college kid with a maxed out charge card.

17. Smile and laugh more. It will keep the energy vampires away.

18. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements:

I am thankful for __________.

Today I accomplished____________.

19. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.

20. Enjoy the ride. You only have one ride through life so make the most

of it and enjoy it.

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