Time surely flies- one minute we’re partying to the music of New Year’s Eve; another minute and the second week of January 2012 is almost finished! Is there a more suitable time to check how you’re doing with your New Year’s Resolutions than the end of the crucial full week?

The problem with writing your New Year’s Resolutions down is the fact that doing so does not guarantee that you can accomplish the goals you set for yourself. In fact, most people discover themselves giving up on their resolutions as early as the first week of the New Year. Believing that there is always a “next year” for your failed New Year’s Resolutions would usually cost you things that are not easy to foresee, such as a promotion (if you stuck to your resolution of going to the office earlier and going home later than your colleagues) or a boost in your love life (if you stuck to your resolution of forgetting about a painful romantic experience).

There are certain self improvement tips you can use to keep your New Year’s Resolutions and keep in track with your self-set goals. By harnessing determination and a strong sense of mind power, it would be easy to control the urge of setting your New Year’s Resolutions (and improvements) aside. These self improvement tips are:

Stay Organized

If you don’t know how to use your mind power to keep your New Year’s Resolutions, you can jumpstart this innate mechanism by staying organized. An organized work or personal space reflects an organized mind, and vice-versa. By keeping things, thoughts, and goals in order, it would be easy for you to remember your New Year’s Resolutions and stick to them.

Force Yourself to Remember

If a hectic lifestyle is preventing you from keeping organized, harness the art of using mind power by the use of force. Force yourself to remember by sticking to-do notes on your computer monitor (or make it your desktop background if you like), fridge, wallet, or even on your mobile phone. Seeing the same notes over and over again will help you keep your resolutions in mind even if your lifestyle is more chaotic than ever.

Keeping a diary helps you monitor your effort for self improvement. Recording the day’s events will help you check if the things you did are in accordance with your Resolutions. If not, take note of this and work twice as hard the next day. Milestones can also be kept in your diary for your reference.

Giving up bad habits or trying to do better in life is never easy. However, it does not mean that sticking to your New Year’s Resolutions is impossible. By sheer mind power, even the hardest task or highest goal can be achieved.

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The year 2012 is less than a week away and there is an obvious frenzy that can be seen in people who are eager to start anew with bigger and better things. If you don’t feel the rush or simply don’t understand why they are acting that way, you may be suffering from what we call “past hurts and frustrations”. Sure, 2011 isn’t all that bad, but there’s still that relationship gone wrong and that awful boss that you, unfortunately, will still work with next year.

If there’s one thing you have to adapt from the belief of the Chinese, it’s this: bad luck comes from the negative energies you keep inside you, so if you want better things to come this New Year, it is best to let these negative energies go. What the Chinese mean with this belief is that frustrations and past hurts should not get in the way of you seeing future prospects that can make your life situation happier and better. Take, for instance, a relationship that ended poorly: linger on this relationship too much and you’ll fail to see a better and better-looking prospect even if he/she is in front of you. Continuously seeing your boss in a negative and grudging light can also prevent you from extending a productive attitude that can change your situation at work.

Why not use your mindpower to your advantage and make the coming of the New Year more successful by starting on a clean slate? Use that bitter romantic experience to become a better-loving individual who would surely be attractive enough to find Mr. or Ms. Right. Also, sending a nice greeting card to your boss to let him/her know that he/she made your 2011 wonderful (even if it’s a white lie to make you feel better) will make it easier for you to work with your boss with a clean slate. A simple gesture like that may be all it takes to win your boss and turn things around for you.

Reverse-psychology, ESP, or whatever you might dub the concept of mind power, it all means one thing: the mind is powerful enough to change things for the worse or for the better. It just depends on how you use it, be it to your advantage or your downfall. The coming of the year 2012 is an opportunity to test how strong your mind power can be. Can there be a better way of using this power than to shifting your luck to the good side to gain excellent prospects for your career and personal life?

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The New Year is not just about partying ‘til you drop and watching all those glamorous fireworks light up the festive night sky; it’s also a time to be thankful for the blessings you received in the past year while looking forward to bigger and better things that the New Year will bring. A recurring theme when the midnight of January 1 arrives is every person’s desire for self improvement, which is usually recognized in a list called “New Year’s Resolutions”.

Some people may find it corny to acknowledge and enumerate their mistakes in order for them to find solutions to address their issues, but listing your New Year’s resolutions is actually a good thing. Aspiring for self improvement usually helps you get better at what you do and find a certain peace with living a fruitful existence at the same time. All you have to do is find a means to make your New Year’s Resolutions work- not only for the first few weeks of the year, but for the rest of your life.

The art of using mind power is a very obvious and straight-forward way of making your New Year’s resolutions last. Acknowledging that there are still areas in your life that needs improvement is the first step toward achieving improvement. By simply setting your mind to discard your bad habits by using persuasive mindpower, you might surprise yourself at how fast you are able to adapt to your resolutions for the better.

If you are wondering how to go about your New Year’s resolutions, we recommend that you begin with the small, tiny things in your list, such as promising to wake up as soon as your alarm clock rings or keeping in mind to do the laundry exactly once a week. Going straight for big things such as getting promoted this New Year is quite hard if you don’t do anything about your tardy-knock-the-alarm-clock-off habit. This is where mind power comes in; open your mind and let yourself admit your weaknesses. Accept that your weaknesses have solutions (aka resolutions) and that you can solve these personal issues all by yourself. List your solutions down and make several handy copies that you can stick on your bed side, wallet, monitor- even a digital copy on your mobile phone would work. Use your mindpower by subconsciously conditioning your mind to these resolution mantras and you will find yourself adjusting and making these resolutions your newest habits.

All of us are looking forward to the New Year, and we at MindCafé are wishing for the best of our loyal readers. 2012 surely looks good, and with a strong mindpower and unwavering desire for self improvement, life will surely be much sweeter and greener. Happy new year everyone!

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People from all races have practiced meditation and ages across the centuries, so it comes as a big surprise when you get raised eyebrows and an insistent “no” when you ask people today if they practice the art of meditation. To most people, meditation is merely sitting on the floor, in a cross-leg position, keeping your back straight, closing your eyes, and resting your arms on your thighs with the middle finger and thumb joined together and pointing upwards. In truth, there is more to meditation than maintaining a solemn posture, and what it can provide when practiced is beyond anyone’s wildest imagination.

The religious use meditation in an attempt to seek solace from this busy world in order to find a peaceful ‘place’ where they can converse with “God”. However, did you know that meditation is, in itself, an art of using mind power? Practicing meditation is not just a means to communicate with a higher power; it is also a perfect means of communicating with your inner self. People who have struggled through anger, addictions, and traumatic experiences can attest to how powerful meditation can be as an influence for self-improvement. Meditation gurus also recommend the practice in order to make self-improvement tips more effective. In essence, meditation is merely using your mind power to channel your internal energies toward the direction of your goals and aspirations.

The next big question that comes to mind about meditation is, “How can you access and channel your mind power to help you achieve great things?” The answer to this question depends upon the person. A person who wishes to succeed in life will do so when he/she has enough motivation. Motivation is a form of mind power and is an excellent means of gauging how much you will strive to achieve your goals. People who are easily demotivated at the first sign of trouble are more likely to have weak mind power and a slimmer chance to succeed, and vice-versa. To succeed and harness your mind power, you should only be genuinely motivated, and that means working hard for the things you sincerely want the most.

Meditation comes in different forms: in prayer, while sitting at the base of a waterfall, while doing yoga, etc. However, it is geared to accomplish one thing: to channel your internal energies and awaken your mind power to help you succeed. Never underestimate the powers of the mind if you plan to accomplish something or be something in your life.

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