It’s that time of year again with the sparkle of a new year comes the excitement of dreams to be fulfilled and the unknown yet to be discovered. We have come to one of life’s great punctuation marks full of bright potential and it’s “out with the old, in with the new” – a time to re-invent yourself. New Year is also that time when millions of people make resolutions, many of which will fizzle out as quickly as the fireworks.

Are you wondering how you are still in a job you don’t like, life is out of balance and your clothes don’t fit? What happened to last year’s resolutions?

Statistics have shown us year after year that only a very small percentage of declarations survive beyond the January 1^st hangover let alone get celebrated by the end of 12 months.

About 50% of Australians and 45% of Americans make NY resolutions and according to British psychologist Richard Wiseman 88% of all resolutions end in failure. That means there are literally millions of resolutions made and broken every year.

What stops me from moving from resolutions to goals?

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Inspiration has become such a buzzword with many of us seeking more of it and getting our daily fix from the plethora of quotes online and the slogans on clothing we get a quick glimpse of as the joggers go by and the yogis stretch it out.

As a speaker and coach, “inspiration” features in my vocabulary and actions as does that sometimes overlooked important aspect of your life and business – your aspiration.

Let’s look at the distinction between aspiration and inspiration – how they interconnect with your world and some tips to enhance your aspiration and your inspiration.

What is an Aspiration?

Your aspirations embody the sum total of the things that you want in life and through your business that represent a higher or greater achievement such as an individual goal; rather it is the sum total of a number of goals. Aspiration involves striving in a long-lasting and often meaningful way to achieve or become something in particular and is often cause or purpose driven.

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