Today we are walking in a brand new year. Mistakes of yesterday do not determine the path of today. Economic woes that haunted 2010 do not get to dictate the possibilities of the New Year. Troubles and tribulations are not longer expected guests in the opportunities that lie ahead.

Nothing changes until something changes. This New Year becomes a mountain of potential the minute I choose to see it as just that. One shift in my attitude allows everything else to follow suit until the whole world begins to open up.

Tips for Shifting Your World

1.Reach out to help others. Focus on the giving and not on the getting. A heart pouring out to others has the most potential for growth.

2. Be honest. Face any obstacles head on. Admit that there is a problem and the problem is one step closer to complete defeat.

3. Accept responsibility. There will always be an excuse or reason for everything. Quit making them. Choose NOW to begin stepping up and accepting that things are the way they are because of the decisions and actions up until now. Taking on responsibility frees up the heart and the mind to move in a new direction.

4. Find support and accountability. Support groups work because there are others facing the same issues AND they will not take your whining and moaning. Success stems from support that will call out the body that is beginning to lag behind, lift up the spirit to boldness and push a heart to do all that it can imagine.

5. Make a map. Make New Year resolutions that stick by including steps to reach each goal. No journey ends in success that does not begin with a map for reaching the destination.

6. Speak belief. Words do have power. Let the words that come out of the mouth each day be words that lift up and build up to the goal in mind. “Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable to You.” Speak words that will make the Creator proud.

7. Get moving. Faith, hope and even charity are only revealed through action. Do all that is required to reach the goals. Do them every day. Be consistent, persistent, and determined and results will show up.

Today is the day. Let the old go and be bold in determining that the future is now. I have two choices before me. I can choose to live in the troubles of yesterday and allow those to drive my tomorrow. Or I can choose to accept that today is a brand new beginning.

Step out in the possibilities. Choose the new. Be bold, find support and keep moving until the destination becomes a reality. Shift the vision and the world shifts with it.

Step out in the possibilities. Choose the new. Be bold, find support and keep moving until the destination becomes a reality. Shift the vision and the world shifts with it.