How I Changed My Life in a Year!

121 Pages·1.298 MB·English

by  Shelley Wilson

How I Changed My Life in a Year
Copyright © 2018 Shelley Wilson
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Published by BHC Press
under the Zander imprint
Library of Congress Control Number: 2018931004
ISBN: 978-1-947727-46-5 (Softcover)
ISBN: 978-1-947727-98-4 (Ebook)
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Nonfiction
Motivate Me!
How I Changed My Life in a Year
How I Motivated Myself to Succeed
Meditation for Children
Teen Fiction
Oath Breaker
Oath Keeper
Guardians of the Dead
Guardians of the Sky
Guardians of the Lost Lands
Introduction
Month 1: Lose Weight
Month 2: Get Fit
Month 3: Do Something Creative
Month 4: Give Up the Demon Drink
Month 5: Do Something I’ve Never Done Before
Month 6: Adopt Better Habits
My Six Month Summary
Month 7: Appreciate What I Have by Giving Something Up
Month 8: Get Out and About More
Month 9: Learn Something New
Month 10: Be Happy and Grateful
Month 11: Conquer My Fears
Month 12: Make Homemade Gifts
That’s All Folks
How-to
Useful Links
I dedicate this book to
the loving memory of my cousin, Lee.
His smile lives on in all of us.
SO MUCH can happen in 365 days but how many of those days do we
squander away?
Take a moment to think about something you’ve always wanted to do,
have or learn. If you’d started working towards it twelve months ago it could
be yours now.
As a holistic health practitioner it’s my job to help my clients control their
anxieties and limiting beliefs, and work towards their own goals with
confidence. I draw on my own life experiences to show people that anything
is possible if you just believe in yourself.
Ten years ago I walked away from an abusive marriage, taking my three
very small children with me. I started over—new home, new schools and a
new job.
I went to night school to retrain in holistic therapies while working during
the day as a sales manager in a conference and event department. I gradually
built up my client list until I could leave my sales role and start my own
holistic business.
Recently my eldest son said to me, ‘I’m so proud of you, Mum. Even when
you’re really tired you still get up and carry on.’
As thoughtful and lovely as that was, I didn’t want my children to be
proud of me for simply existing on a day-to-day basis. I wanted to show them
that they could achieve anything when they set their minds to it, but how
would I show them?
As yet another year rolled to a close I decided that if I was going to show
my children—and my clients—that it was possible to make your dreams come
true, then I’d have to prove it.
Sitting at my parents’ house on New Year’s Eve, I realised that my string
of broken New Year’s resolutions would be the best starting point.
Regurgitated goals swam around my brain; get fit, read more, lose weight—
all respectable objectives until you eat your own body weight in leftover mince
pies before the decorations come down! Resolutions abandoned.
I CHALLENGED myself to stick fastidiously to completing twelve resolutions,
one a month, over the next year. To add to the pressure I decided to blog the
results for the world to see: www.motivatemenow.co.uk.
When I began the challenge I had clear objectives, to teach my children
they can achieve their wildest dreams and to show my clients that they are
amazing women who can empower themselves to accomplish their own
ambitions. I wanted to motivate people with the challenges I set myself.
Never did I expect it to change my life.
This book is designed to be a motivational tool to help you rekindle
forgotten passions or make changes which are long overdue.
If you fancy starting your own resolution challenge, don’t feel you need to
wait for New Year’s Eve. Start today, start on Monday, or begin at the start
of a new academic year. Don’t put that dream on hold anymore—do it today.
In just 52 weeks you could be prolific in Italian, running your own business,
relocating to the seaside or editing your first novel.