The is the second blog on goal setting - for all those people who are trying to live their New Year’s Resolutions and change their lives for the better.

First of all, it’s hard to admit that we are responsible for something we don’t like in our lives.   It is so much easier to point at others or circumstances and say that they are the reason why I am not getting, doing, having or being what I want.   The problem with that philosophy is that we can’t do anything about external influences or events.   The only thing we can change is ourselves.

If we are responsible for something we don’t like in our lives, then we also have the response – ability to change it.   We have the ability to change how we respond to it.   We can choose to walk down a different street.   We can choose to do something differently.

There are many quotations that verify this truth:

–   If you keep on doing what you’ve always done; you’ll keep on getting what you’ve always got.

–   One sign of insantity is to keep on doing the same thing and expect a different result.

One of my favorites is a quote by James Allen, from his book “As a Man Thinketh“.  He said: “Man is anxious to change his circumsances but unwilling to change himself.  He therefore remains bound.”

So, how do we change?  I will share the first key to successfully changing on my next blog.