learnedthisyear

With only a few hours left in 2006, a question you might
want to ask yourself is, "What have I learned in 2006?"
While this question is sure to generate some interesting
material, a question that can yield results that are far more
powerful is this: "What will I choose to learn in 2007?"

When we ask this question, we literally cue our brain to
begin searching for experiences that will assist in the
achievement of our goal. Chances are, you learned a great
deal in 2006. Chances are just as good though, that a fair
amount of what you learned came through some adverse
experience...a situation that was lacking in choice. But learn
you did, and all learning counts.

However, never allow yourself to get into the, " Experience
and learning is best when it comes from hard times." This is
utter nonsense! I fell victim to this mindset some years back,
and because I am so passionate about learning, and
believed that the best learnings come from adversity....I was
unconsciously attracting a great deal of adversity into my life.

As you begin to pre-determine what you would like to learn,
you may be surprised to discover that your best learning
experiences are actually something you start looking
forward to. By deciding on the direction you would like to go,
you will be so busy designing your learning experiences,
that your adverse experiences will become mere bumps in
the road.

Make the decision right now, that you will live 2007 on
purpose. Decide what things you would like to experience,
find out what needs to happen for these experiences to
occur, and then get out and do those things. I often shudder
when I think about the number of years that I was not living
my life on purpose. I was just allowing my life to unfold as it
did, not realizing that I could have so much influence on how
it unfolded.

I have accomplished more in the last 5 years of my life than I
did in the previous 35. What's the secret? First and
foremost, I became aware of the fact that we can achieve
most anything in our lives, The next most important step, is
simply deciding to live on purpose. Don't allow the first
month of 2007 to just happen, only to look back on the first
of February to see what your January was like. Know what
your January will be like now!

*Many are asking about the release date for my forthcoming
audio program Attracting Happiness. Announced today,
the release date will be March 1st, 2007. Keep watching
for updates*

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