We tend to spend the first part of a New Year considering aspects of our lives that we don’t usually think about, often analysing our relationships, careers, hobbies or where we live. Some people make resolutions or set goals they wish to achieve in the year ahead and if they create a plan and stick to it, will get great results. Even if we only commit to making goals at this time of year, it is better than nothing. If we understand that setting goals helps us move forward quicker, then setting goals on a weekly or monthly basis seems sensible.

I also want to acknowledge that at this time of year, people also decide to make life changing alterations to their life, as they realise that they are unhappy with certain aspects and these can obviously have huge impacts on people in their lives. Whether this is starting or ending a relationship, changing career or starting a new one, any change needs careful consideration. This is where having someone else to talk to who is unbiased and non-judgemental can really help. Whatever changes you wish to make need planning and a date when you wish to achieve them by. Without planning and consideration, some decisions made in the New Year can be regretted or not achieved at all.

So my advice is to make resolutions and set goals and if it’s a larger or life-changing project, get help from a non-biased, non-judgemental friend or employ a Life Coach to help you, if you are really serious about achieving it and want to be kept on track. Good Luck!

Ruth O’Neil

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A colleague of mine from a few years ago gave me a wonderful idea for New Year and I’d like to share that here. At midnight as the year changes click your fingers. Then the following year do the same, as the year changes click your fingers. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to quickly review your year and remember all the goals and promises you made to yourself for that year. It’s also incredible to find yourself clicking your fingers again so soon after you last did it! I recommend that if you decide to do this, you personalise it to yourself - for example, I make 1 or 2 key promises or goals to myself and then next time I click I can review, celebrate or fix if necessary.

I hope you will find this simple thing as rewarding as I have over the last few years.

On behalf of Aquarius Coaching, please accept my wishes for an incredible year ahead and we look forward to working with so many of you and your goals, dreams and aspirations in the times ahead.

Kind regards, Dan O’Neil

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