I gave up on New Year’s resolutions years ago. What I did instead was run “theme years” in which I focussed on some positive change for my life that I actually wanted. It worked really well for me. But a lot of people still make resolutions every year – and generally fail.
That’s true of change in general. Change is difficult – that’s why I’ve created three new email courses which show you simple, effective methods, systems and techniques for successful personal change.
I used to be a technical writer, so the courses cut to the chase, communicate clearly, and are carefully designed to make sense as a whole.
COURSE 1 is free. It’s a step-by-step guide to making a personal change plan, for whatever change you want to make. Having a plan greatly increases your chances of success – this is the first hurdle that so many New Year’s resolutions fall at. In a series of videos, I take you through seven steps to an effective personal change plan. I also include my ebook Change Techniques, revised and improved especially for this course, and spend several emails talking you through the high points of the ebook. (I have a lot of ebooks sitting on my hard drive unread, and I didn’t want that to happen with this one.) There’s a simple template to use in writing out your plan, and I take you through it in the videos and emails.
Here’s a video introduction:
COURSE 2 is an adaptation of my successful face-to-face course Change Your Mind, improved and updated. This one’s for people who know their plan and want to make sure they follow it successfully. Again, I use video, email and audio, along with a PDF worksheet, to take you through simple principles and practical techniques. By the end of the course, you’ll be competent in basic self-hypnosis, and be able to use it to turn your mind into a guided missile directed at your goal.
COURSE 3 goes a little deeper. It’s based around my audio series Transformation Skills, which addresses the barriers to change that you might have encountered – circling thoughts and emotions, procrastination, poor self-image, lack of confidence, bad habits and the inability to create new, positive habits. Eleven relaxing hypnotherapy recordings are the heart of this course, which again is conducted by email. The aim is to shift your perceptions of yourself and your future so that you can stride confidently towards your highest goals.
The email delivery format serves as a reminder to put the techniques into action in daily life. Even after the course is “over”, follow-up emails remind and encourage you about your change goals.
Plans for future courses include the stress management course Befriend Your Stress, and email courses on living smokefree and eating positively. (I’d love to hear your suggestions for others, as well – in the comments or by email.) They’ll appear on the Courses page on the Hypno NZ website as I create them.
I may even do a course which goes step-by-step through my Changing Health Behaviours book and CD. What do you think?
Anyway, happy New Year! I’m looking forward to a great 2010, and I hope I can contribute towards making yours better as well.
For more information, and to sign up for the courses, go to the Change Courses page.
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