Here it is. Shimmering in the hazy sun.  Like untouched snow. Clean and pristine. The potential is endless.  It’s a new year!  Forget 2013. It’s 2014:

• What are you going to do now to make sure you have your best year ever?
• What one thing will mean the difference in actually achieving your goals rather than chalking them up to yet another year’s unfulfilled resolutions?
• What can you do to enhance your life?

There are literally hundreds of ways you can kick-start your new year.  Here are just some of them:

START A BUSINESS PLAN. If you’ve been sitting on a business idea for a while and haven’t acted on it, it’s time to do something about it. Write down your ideas and start working on a business plan.  Take those first steps.  As I’ve said before in numerous posts there is no better feeling. Start your own business

LOSE OTHER PEOPLE’S OPINIONS. Follow your own rules. Be true to yourself. It’s your life after all. Go live it. Forget what others think. It doesn’t really matter. Truly it doesn’t

DO SOMETHING THAT SCARES YOU. What scares you? It could be talking in front of others. It could be holding a spider in your hand. Why not make this year the year you conquer that fear? Plan it and then do it.  You could be scared of heights. Why not plan a parachute jump?…that’s what I plan to do this year. If posts dry up around spring time you’ll know why.

PLAN A TRIP.  Where’s that one place you have always wanted to go? Why not plan that trip RIGHT NOW? In fact I highly recommend taking a trip of any kind.  If you’re not sure where to go, just chuck a pin in map. Go wherever it lands. I guarantee there will be something amazing to see.

SAY YES MORE. A LOT MORE.  Say yes even when you want to say no. You want to increase possibilities, options and opportunities right?  The only way you are going to do that is to say yes to that new community project. Say yes to the night out (even on a school night). Say yes to every invitation. Stop waiting for opportunities to present themselves. Go and find them for yourself. And, dare I say it; you may enjoy yourself while doing so,

LEARN A NEW SKILL. This could be anything. Is there something you always wanted to be able to do but never learnt? Why not set some time aside every day. Or even every week to learn? As little as 30 minutes over a year will make a huge difference. What is that one thing? It could be learning to swim. It might be learning a musical instrument. Is it learning how to do a handstand or the splits? It could be learning a new language. I am (slowly) learning Spanish. What skill have you always wanted to master?

WRITE DOWN YOUR TOP TEN GOALS FOR THIS YEAR and post them where you can see them every day. They don’t have to be mind blowing. They are your goals and you’ll get a real lift as you tick them off throughout the year. What do you want achieve this year? It could be as big as starting your own business to as small as changing your hairstyle. Make a list and don’t lose sight of it.

SLOW DOWN. Life isn’t about getting somewhere. It’s a journey (and one hell of a ride!). Stop every once in a while to remember it. To enjoy it.  Relax. Have a look around. What are you grateful for? What have you done this week that you enjoyed?  Give yourself a break and stop. Turn off the phone. Switch of the TV and have a little self-reflection time. It really helps.

Most importantly. TAKE ACTION NOW. A lot can happen in a year. But it is only 12 months. It goes by pretty f****** fast!

HAPPY 2014 everyone. Let’s DO IT.