As 2005 rapidly approaches, it is time once again to reflect upon the outcomes of our 2004 resolutions. Did we succeed at our goal or, are we planning to make the same resolutions in 2005 hoping this year will be different?

In most cases, those well intentioned annual resolutions last only a few days or weeks. After that, most people find themselves side-tracked form their goals and hear themselves expressing those all too familiar excuses defending their lack of focus…..life got in the way, I’m just too busy at work right now, family commitments,…TIME!

So, what is wrong with our good intentions, will power and knowing exactly what we need to do in order to be happy, healthy and prosperous? Well, nothing. Its just that, often, our great intentions fall away in favour of entrenched or habitual daily responses to life. Good intention, will power and wisdom require nourishment from within the mind in order to flourish. With hypnosis, you can access those resources which nourish your own wisdom and strength, turning your New Year’s Resolutions into lasting achievements.

Most of the time, we are unaware of the decisions and actions that our bodies are initiating from moment to moment. Sitting, walking, breathing, talking – all seem to happen without any conscious participation; we simply take these programs for granted. Yet, are we not simply the authors of all of this, at some level? Ask the new mother of a pre-mature baby if she takes the child’s ability to breathe on their own for granted? The recovering stroke patient if the act of talking and walking are really such a simple task. These automatic behaviours were produced through repetition. Once mastered, we allow the action or behaviour to become automatic, leaving our conscious minds free to focus on other tasks. That is the positive side. The bad news is that automatic (habitual) behaviours are difficult to change through conscious effort. A new forming behaviour simply does not have the benefit of time and strength to compete with such a long term (habitual) behaviour. Fortunately, there are ways to introduce new behaviours directly into the subconscious mind where habits and long term memory reside. By introducing new responses, behaviours directly into the sub-conscious, we can challenge a bad habit with adequate strength.

That is why, hypnotherapy can make quitting smoking, losing weight, biting nails, and many other negative habits seem natural and easy to eliminate. It is also important to recognize that not only habits can become rigid or entrenched. In fact, many of our convictions and attitudes, once formed, seem to live lives of their own as well, in spite of ourselves. Sometimes this can be to our advantage, but when it is not, proper intervention can bring a lot of relief and healing.

A good hypnotherapist can help you to recognize what is holding you back from achieving the life that you desire to have. They can assist in guiding you through a process which replaces damaging attitudes with ones that provide more benefit and value. Success at all levels is an attitude. By focusing on what you want rather than what you don’t want, you can begin a process of achieving a balanced and healthy life.

Many people just hope that with the New Year, their fears, depressions, feelings of emptiness, attachment to a relationship that ended, or whatever else hurts – physically or emotionally, will simply go away. Time can be a great healer, but it is slow. With hypnotherapy, desired results can be obtained much faster.

If your New Year’s Resolutions are coming up with something like “I am going to become a golf pro”, or “I am going to start living life to the fullest”, or “I am going to get in shape, tone my muscles and/or my mind”, with a little hypnotic exercise, these dreams will begin to shift into reach. It is always easier to accomplish something when you believe that you have done it before. Hypnosis uses the power of your own mind to create an expectation of success! With hypnosis, you can experience things before you actually do them in reality for the first time.

Isn’t it time to start living the life you deserve? Imagine how good you will feel when you achieve your New Year’s resolutions. Success is an attitude, so what are you focusing on?

This article was written in support and to celebrate World Hypnotism Day on January 4th, 2005. To learn more about hypnosis, visit www.WorldHypnotismDay.com

If you would like to learn more about how hypnosis can help you achieve those New Year’s resolutions, contact Faith Wood at Inspiring Minds, Ph: 403-461-3498 or visit her website at www.faithwood.com.

Happy New Year Airdrie!

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