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A Better Way to Approach Change

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

Feeling defeated at the start of a new year is no way to start. Use these three tips to kickstart your year and successfully achieve your New Year goals.

Can you guess what this Top 10 list is about? 1. Losing weight 2. Getting organized 3. Spending less and saving more 4. Enjoying life to the fullest 5. Staying fit and healthy 6. Learning something exciting 7. Quitting smoking 8. Helping others achieve their dreams 9. Falling in love 10. Spending more time with family […]

Filed Under: Intentional Living Tagged With: change, fresh start, goals, Grace Goals, guest post, new beginnings, New Year, one word, one word 365, personal development, resolutions, setting goals

How to Not Make New Year’s Resolutions

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

Are you tired of making New Year's resolutions and not keeping them? There's a better way. Use these 3 strategies to create a fulfilling & successful year.

I absolutely love the newness that comes with the New Year. I also love making plans and setting goals. What I don’t like is making New Year’s resolutions. Like so many others, I have tried and failed at New Year’s resolutions (case in point: my gratitude journal fail).  My attempts at setting resolutions, have become, […]

Filed Under: Intentional Living, Personal Development Tagged With: change, goal setting, goals, Grace Goals, new beginnings, New Year, one word, resolutions, vision board

Growing in Gratitude throughout the Year – November New Year Part 1

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

How are you doing in the gratitude department? We have good intentions but sometimes forget to be grateful, especially for the little things. As the year wears on, we lose sight of some of the lofty goals we set and get discouraged. Use these 5 tips to keep growing in gratitude throughout the year & successfully meet your goals.

I promise, this is not a trick question so here goes. How many of your New Year’s resolution have you kept? I just looked at my Daily Gifts Journal (aff) and was amazed (or maybe dismayed) by the amount of white space. I’m supposed to record an entry each day during the year to record my ‘daily gifts’. […]

Filed Under: Gratitude, Personal Development Tagged With: change, give thanks, gratitude, new beginnings, New Year, personal development, resolutions, setting goals, thanksgiving

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