No doubt, one of the most popular goals is to lose weight. And, it is an important goal as there are so many benefits associated with losing weight. But yet so many fail to achieve their ideal body weight. In an interesting article by Steve Shapiro, he reveals that only 8% of people are always successful in achieving their goals. So, if you have set made a resolution and failed, you are not alone. But, it might be an opportunity to do it differently this time around.

So, how can we harness the power of the mind to help us achieve our goals? Well, one of the most important things to remember is that you need to stay focused on your goal. The mind is a funny thing and it will try and trick you into going off track. You will start making justifications for doing things that are not consistent with the achievement of your goal. Be aware of this fact! Know that your mind WILL try and trick you and you need to take control!

So, let’s have a look at a few techniques that can help you join the 8% of people who always achieve their goals.

1. Be aware that your mind will try and trick you into justifying actions that are not consistent with the achievement of your goal.
2. When you notice yourself trying to justify actions that aren’t consistent with achieving your goals, acknowledge that those thoughts are there but they are not thoughts that will help you create your desired reality, take a few deep breaths and take control of your thoughts again.
3. Use affirmations daily to help you stay focused on your goals.
4. Visualize yourself having achieved your goals as if you have already achieved them, invest your visualizations with the feelings of achievement. See yourself having achieved your goal, vibrate like you would if you had already achieved your goal, and hear compliments from people for successfully achieving your goal..

I hope these techniques help you to make 2012 a great year!

We all have intuition. Here are three fun ways to develop your intuition.

1. Intuition often reveals itself physically. You’ve heard the expression “gut instinct” before. In many cases, you’ll get a literal feeling somewhere in your body. It can take many forms, such as a change in breathing, a feeling in your stomach or your heart speeding up. Try going with your first impression as to what this might be. Often, as you practice, you’ll find you are right more than you are wrong.
2. Follow your dreams. Most all of us dream and while many dreams are bizarre and disconnected, they can often bring meaningful messages to us. The trick is to not take a dream literally, but an ending to something, seek to find what your vision means.
3. Quite possibly the best advice is to have fun and experiment. Get a journal and start writing down your intuitions. And, like a scientist, follow up on them later in a detached way. Don’t worry if something doesn’t come true. Just like working out, you won’t get in shape in just one night. It takes time, but if you work at it the results can often be astounding.

When faced with a decision our intuition can really help us to make the right decision. Often things will appear to be perfect on the outside but something will hold us back. Many successful people use intuition in their businesses so hopefully we can all gain something from being more aware of our own intuition.

I would love to hear from you about your successes using your own intuition. Please drop me a line. I’d love to hear from you!