What an amazing time it is! 
Yesterday was my birthday, and I use this as a time of both accountability and anticipation.
Every year, I take a moment to reflect on the past twelve months, and I look to the year ahead of me.

I used to wonder what this year would bring. Now I get clear about what I will bring to the year and who I need to become to do so successfully.

My purpose is to positively teach, touch, and transform the lives of others. My goal is to reach over a billion lives, directly or through ripple effects. When I bring kind words to the housekeeping crew members at hotels where I stay, I watch their posture shift. They relax and smile. I wonder if they bring that new energy home to their families. I hope so.

When I write, here, and you read it, I wonder if maybe I’ve shifted the way you’ll see the world around you. I wonder if maybe, in doing so, you’ll shift the way you engage with others. And I wonder if, in shifting that, those that you engage with will shift positively in some small way, as well.

The ripple effect is huge. That’s why I emphasize the importance of being intentional.

As I said, I use my personal New Year to look back at the year I’ve come through and look ahead to who I desire to become, what I truly want to have, and what I truly want to do. 

I walk myself through an exercise that brings Future Me into the present. It goes like this:
I am a person who…

I list that out for all of my desires and I include traits I wish to take on.
I’ll share a few of them with you here so you get the idea.

I am a person who speaks French. (At the time of this writing, I know about six words of French. When I declare myself as a French speaker, I then set an intention. Check in with me at my next birthday!)

I am a person who can do a standing forward bend and touch my hands to the floor. Current circumstance says, “yeah, not so much.” That’s not the point. It’s about taking on the identity of the person who does or has the thing, then taking the action to match the identity. 

I have desires and goals for my health, my finances, my social relationships, my family relationships, my travels, how I serve others, my spiritual connection, and philanthropic practice as well. 

Don’t wait for your birthday or the calendar’s New Year to try this. 

Use today as a starting point. Look back at the year. Look ahead to the coming year. What will you bring? Who will you become? What will you do? What will you have? What will you let go of? 

Keep making your magic.
Share some of your thoughts with me here! I’d love to hear what you’re working on. And if there’s anything you’d like me to write about. 
In the meantime, remember you can ask my avatar anything – my “mini me” lives HERE.

= Wayne = 
Seriously, try this out. 
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