Each year hundreds upon thousands of us start out the New Year by developing resolutions with fantastic excitement and the feeling that this year’s going to be better from last. This year, we recommit and swear that we are going to stick with our resolutions.

Well, that seems excellent in theory for many of us…then life happens. We retreat back in to the day-to-day and our New Year’s resolutions are cast. If this sounds familiar to you, don’t be too hard on yourself…I promise it happens to the best of us!

Here is a quick, four-step guide to assist you in developing your intentions. Please keep in mind that these tips are in no specific order and I encourage you to make use of any or all of them…whatever is going to assist with your intentions.

1) It can be really helpful to develop a clear intention- and be specific… the more detailed the better. For example, if your intention would be to lose weight, provide that weight a number. It’s not sufficient simply to say, “I will lose weight this year.” Provide yourself with something that feels actual and definite. If you happen to feel excited about it, hang on to the feeling it provokes. In other words, make your intention something you’ll be able to hang on to because it’s tangible to you!

2) During the initial intention setting, while you are becoming clear and capturing your feelings, it really is critical not to worry about how your intention will manifest itself. That can detract from the intention setting and could act as an obstacle or a deterrent. You may end up reverting back to the old, “I cannot do this – who I am I kidding?” syndrome. Try and remember the “how” comes later. Your task now is to be clear about your intention and ask for what you need.

3) Prepare to create a commitment to yourself and your intention. Feel the intention as though it has already become real. If it helps, create a vision board with pictures that resonate with your intention – then look at it day-to-day.

4) Visualize the fruition of your intention. Visualize living it! Remember, the brain, although it is a wonder, can’t differentiate in between what is exactly genuine and what’s visualize. Once you visualize, lock into the confident feelings that your visualization creates. You can even create an affirmation about your intention that may assist. Note: A critical key to bear in mind is to be sure your affirmation is in the present tense and does not express lack or negativity. For example, employing the weight theme once more, an affirmation might be… I am consistently able to maintain my ideal weight of 175 pounds. I am fit, trim, and healthy.

When I first started doing videos I was told to have a topic and just start filming!

…Yes that is simple enough, but what I didn’t know was you are supposed to have a purpose or intention for the video as well.