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Looking Back to Plan Ahead - December 2001

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1. Editor's Note: Welcome to Live Your Best!

2. Looking Back, Planning Ahead: 2002 As Your Best Year Yet

3. Announcement of Classes

4. Invitation to Live Your Best!

5. Subscription Information

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Dear Live Your Best Subscriber,

I want to begin by thanking you for your subscription-

It is wonderful to find so many people interested in

designing and living their best life!

Having worked in human growth and development for several

years, now, I've learned about the seven core principles

to Live Your Best!

1) Accept Yourself As You Are.

2) Align Your Actions With Your Intentions.

3) Have Strong Boundaries & High Standards.

4) Do What Makes You Happy.

5) Expand Your Opportunities.

6) Respect Others.

7) Live Fully In Each Moment.

We will explore each of these areas in upcoming issues. For

this month, we'll focus on looking back to plan ahead, to

make 2002 your best year yet!

Look for your next issue on January 15, 2002.

I wish you and yours a happy and vibrant holiday season!

Warmly,

Rachna

*Please feel free to pass this issue along to people

that you care about!*

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Looking Back to Plan Ahead: 2002 As Your Best Year Yet!

By Dr. Rachna D. Jain

As we come to the end of another year, I'd like to invite you

to take a few minutes to look back over 2001 with the following

questions in mind:

* What were my three biggest successes for this year?

* What were my three biggest challenges for this year?

* What are my three top goals for 2002?

Many times, in reviewing the past, we tend to "skip" over

the times of joy and success- especially when we haven't

recently experienced a BIG event, like getting married,

having a child, getting a promotion, or buying a home.

No matter how "small" your successes may seem when compared

to these big life events, it is nevertheless important to keep

track of what you accomplished and how good this felt.

This is the first step in looking back. It enables you to

take a close look at what worked well for you in the past,

and can provide the foundation for your actions in the future.

(We'll get into that a bit more in a second.)

In looking over your three biggest challenges- what did you

notice? Were these challenges in your environment? Were

they related to dealing with people? Were they with working

too hard and being out of balance?

No matter where they were, these challenges, too, are an

important part of laying the foundation for a more successful

2002. They tell you what didn't work so well for you in the

past, and, therefore, point the way to areas for improvement.

Now that you have your three biggest successes and your three

biggest challenges, it's time to look ahead to your three

biggest goals.

To be most successful with your 2002 goals, you will want to

create goals that combine the best parts of your success to

help you successfully negotiate the challenges. Your goals

should answer the following questions: WHAT you are going

to do, and HOW you are going to do it.

Let's take the following example:

Success: Great presentation to a group of potential customers

Challenge: New business not growing as much as I'd like

Goal: To grow my business by speaking to x number of groups

per month

If you'll notice in this example, you'll find that the goal

(growing your business) combines working on your challenge

(that your new business is not growing as you would like)

by using your success (giving presentations). Your goal

answers WHAT you'll do (grow your business) and HOW

you'll do it (by speaking to so many groups per month)

Another example:

Success: I lost 25 lbs. this year by exercising

Challenge: I just can't lose this last 5 lbs!

Goal: To lose 5 lbs. by adding one day of exercise per week

Again, this example highlights combining your challenge

(can't lose the last 5 lbs.) with your success (exercising). The

goal, again, provides an answer to WHAT you'll do (lose 5

lbs.), and HOW you'll do it (by adding a day of exercise).

Too often, when we set goals, we leave out the "HOW" of what

we want to occur. By adding the "HOW", you will get your

mind and body working together to attain success easily.

You will also notice that each of these examples were very

specific (x number of groups per month, 1 day of exercise

per week)- the more specific you are, the easier it will be.

Why did we limit your 2002 goals to only 3? My clients have

found that limiting their goals in this way allows them

to really focus their energies. You can always choose more

goals after meeting your first ones!

Please remember: In order to live your best life, you want to

keep what works for you, and transform what doesn't!

See you next month!

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Announcement of Coaching Classes/Workshops:

* Relationship Success for Singles

Eight Week Teleworkshop starts January 7, 2002

8-9pm (Eastern Standard Time). Create a Life You Love,

Attract the Love Of Your Life! Taught by Dr. Rachna D. Jain.

See website http://www.MaximalHappiness.com for more

information, or email: coach@maximalhappiness.com. Fee is

$275 for eight weeks. Includes workbook to guide you in

developing your ideal relationship. Pre-payment due by

Monday, December 30, 2001.

* Defeat The Dissertation

Six Week Telegroup starts Sunday, January 6, 2002

8-9pm (Eastern Standard Time). Learn motivational and

momentum building tips to get you started and moving closer

to your Ph.D. Taught by Dr. Rachna D. Jain. See website

http://www.MaximalHappiness.com for more information, or

email: coach@maximalhappiness.com. Fee is $200 for six weeks,

with option to continue. Pre-payment due by Monday, December 30, 2001.

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Invitation to Live Your Best!

* Take one small action today that brings you closer to your ideal life *

"The longest journey begins with a single step"- Lao-tzu

If you'd like to learn more about working with a coach, I'd love to speak

with you!

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