About two years ago, my dear friend, Laura Allen, invited me to a free teleclass her client Sharon Day was having on starting the new year with a theme. I’ve never been big on resolutions; so, I thought I’d give it a try. I followed the steps Sharon gave in the class, and in 2008 my theme was the Year of New Things (as this was  a new experience for me), and then in 2009 my theme was the Year of Honesty. I found that when I shared my theme with people, and as I kept it in front of me (as you can see by my life map), I stayed more focused on it than any resolution.

This year I had a harder time coming up with my theme, because everything was pointing to the Year of No. While I was feeling that way, I really wanted my theme to be on a positive slant. Then I remembered a very important assignment we had to complete in the AssistU VTP, create an absolute yes list. This list allows me to say No to things that are not my absolute Yes! For example one of the things on my list is: Absolutely yes to no credit cards.

Since I have accepted this as my theme for this year, I’ve found myself carefully weighing what I do. It’s almost like waiting for me to give me permission to say no, thereby saying yes to something else later. Oh, you would have to be in my skin to get how empowering this feels!

I encourage you to consider creating a theme, especially if you find yourself breaking your resolution on January 2.