Massage Practice Builder

Explorations in the Theory and Practice of Massage and Bodywork
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Do people really still do New Years Resolutions?  Everyone knows that they don’t really work or last very long.   A New Years Resolution without a plan and without the beliefs to back it up don’t really work.

This year instead of creating those new years resolutions that actually set you up to fail just by the fact that you are focusing on what is wrong most of the time like :  I want to get out of debt -really says I hate being in debt so I want to get rid of it.

I want to lose 20 pounds says  – I hate being overweight.

When you focus on what you don’t want you get more of the same.  Focus on what you do want.

You want to have enough money to pay your bills, save for retirement and take vacations and that equals xx amount of dollars that you will need to make each month.  There – that isn’t a resolution it is a concrete goal.

I want to be healthy, be fit and weigh my ideal weight of xx pounds by xx date.   Another goal.

But then how do you really achieve those things.  Most of the trouble lies in the unconscious and conscious beliefs that we have about those things we want for ourselves.  The unconscious is of course difficult to figure out because it is unconscious.  Your feeling will be what tell you about what your unconscious thoughts are telling you.  Whenever you are feeling anything but love or joy you are believing in an unconscious thought that just isn’t true.  I know that is really hard to get your head around and apply.  It is really an ongoing process of learning to tune into your feelings and honor them.

So maybe the new years resolution could be – pay more attention to my feelings!  Make this year the year that you allow yourself to have desires and let it be OK.

It is OK to make $100,000 a year as a massage therapist.  It is OK to take vacations and have a retirement fund.  It is OK to have the clients that you need to be successful.

Make 2010 different by changing your thoughts!  The rest will follow!

Comments (0) Posted by Julie Onofrio on Thursday, December 31st, 2009


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