If you’ve made some New Year’s resolutions, you might find that you’re now at the point where they seem less and less attractive – and perhaps you’re even on the point of ditching them...
John Burns from Gift4Life says that he has the solution to that ‘broken resolution syndrome’
Don’t give up!
Nearly half of us pledge to lose weight or exercise more, while other favourites include giving up smoking and cutting down or even giving up booze - but statistics show that more than a quarter of us will break our promises to ourselves within the first week and by the summer fewer than half of us will be holding firm.
“The problem is that life gets in the way,” says hypnotherapist John Burns of Gift4Life.com, the personal change website.
“We start off with a strong conviction that it’s going to work and struggle for a month or two before giving up - that’s where Gift4Life can help!”
John went on to say “It’s my belief that people have far more personal resources in their mind than they realise; it’s just that they don’t know how to effectively tap into them. The hypnosis downloads enable you to take back control of your own mind”.
The site, which was launched earlier this year, is home to hypnosis and self-help MP3’s, created by John and other therapists and complimentary health specialists, which can help people achieve the change they’re seeking.
Among the subjects addressed are stress management, slimming, nail biting, procrastination, sleep problems and self confidence – all can be downloaded from the site and are available as MP3 files or on CD’s. Uniquely, visitors can hear samples of the audio sessions on-line.
“The site empowers individuals to take control of their lives,” says John. “Every year we have people coming to us asking for help to keep their resolutions, but they do it after six months or so of not achieving what they wanted. We’d like to help them in advance so they are stronger when they resolve to make those changes.”
My seven New Year Resolution tips to share with you:
1) Decide on just a few really important goals; it's hard to focus on lots of things at the same time so pick just one or two and go for those.
2) Make sure that this goal really is something YOU want and not something you feel pressured to do by someone else.
3) Estimate a realistic time scale to achieve your goals; if losing weight for example, 2lbs a week is a nice steady number to use.
4) Now double the length of time you worked out so carefully in step 3! Why? Because just like repairing a house there are always unexpected items that cost you more. In life there are events that push you away from the right path, so take them into consideration at the outset.
5) Fix your mind on how your life will be when you have achieved your goal. What will it look like? How will you feel? Will it have a sound or a smell? Use all the power of your imagination to make it real for you, when you have it fixed in your mind, squeeze together the finger and thumb of your dominant hand. We are making a physical trigger to go with that goal.
6) Spend a few minutes each day using that finger and thumb trigger to recreate the goal scene, reinforce the image and choose to do three things each day that take you closer to that goal.
7) When you get there...celebrate! Keep doing whatever is needed to maintain that goal.
Free Hypnosis Download
To help you make life a little easier, Gift4Life is offering everyone a completely free hypnosis relaxation MP3 from the website at http://www.gift4life.com - you simply sign up with your name and email address. You’ll get an email by return with your link for the MP3 that you can download immediately.
You’ll also get a free self-development newsletter straight into your inbox.
The MP3 will play directly on your PC or you can load it onto your MP3 player or iPod.
About John
As well as being the driving force behind Gift4Life, John Burns is also the Hypnotherapist at Somerset Hypnotherapy. In this practice he works one-on-one with clients helping them make empowering and life affirming changes in their outlook.
John began studying Hypnosis and NLP as a way to understand the way we communicate with each other. His Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) training came from attending training sessions with Paul McKenna, Michael Breen and Richard Bandler. The idea that both positive and negative suggestions were all around us fascinated John and led to further study with gifted trainers from both the USA and the UK.
John continues to refine and develop his skills through regular training in the latest techniques and through helping his personal clients break free of outdated or negative self beliefs that stop them living the life they desire. He also imparts these skills to others through tutoring and mentoring programs.