A very Happy New Year to you. Now let’s make that wish come to life.

Each year Millions of us make – only to break - New Years Resolutions within weeks. Perhaps it’s happened to you. So what is the secret to actually staying on track and moving ahead? By setting “holistic, specific goals for yourself, your health and your wealth” you can put yourself on track for progress, success and happiness for life.

The main reasons we fail to keep our resolutions or achieve success and happiness is we’re not holistic, specific and positive. We’re prone to negativity and set the goals ‘we think we should’ rather than ‘we truly want’. Resolutions to quit smoking or lose weight are great but you need to set specific goals in the context of your whole life that really motivate you. Only then are you likely to take action and succeed.

Rasheed’s Top Ten Tips for Resolutions that Stick:

1. Forget what others do – do it for you. Forget the pressure from mum, mates and gossip magazines. Set goals for you…take responsibility and follow them through. But before you do give yourself credit for all you’ve achieved / overcome in your life so far. This will put you in the best mindset to progress.

2. Think ahead …set 3 year goals instead: We often over-estimate what we can achieve in a year and underestimate what we can in 3. Set a 3 year plan – as businesses do - it gives you scope / time to set and achieve goals in all areas of your life /career. This is especially true if you’re seeking a major change.

3. Be holistic: any resolution like ‘to stop smoking’ must be set in the big picture of your life. Starting with the big picture of what you want in your whole life, career and relationships - to give you the motivation to identify and take the steps necessary. Identify what’s most important in these 3 areas and set a goal for each of these areas.

4. Start with the end in mind – when you go on holiday or make any trip you start by deciding / visualising your destination and then plan the steps and resources you’ll need. This sets your mind on success. Apply this to your life goals and you’ll fly.

5. Your self, your health and your wealth: When setting your goals in point 3, aim address and to make balance spiritual, financial and physical wellbeing - this will help satisfy mind, body and spirit.

6. Be specific – Identify the what, why, where, when, how much / many of your goals. Like shopping the clearer the list you have the quicker and easier the shopping trip.

7. Be positive – millions of people focus on what they don’t want and get it. Act on what you do instead. Let go of negative relationships and build positive ones. We are all dealt different cards the key is to accept and understand the game, adopt a positive face and play the hand you have to perfection.

8. Small, steady steps: Break each task into small steps, this helps your mind be clear on what you need to do and become confident about

9. See everything as feedback: Flowers grow through by both sun and rain. Champions become so by learning from trails and triumph in equal measure.

10. Get support – Who do you know who can help you? you can’t / needn’t do it alone.

Rasheed Ogunlaru is a leading life coach, motivational speaker and business coach. He is also author of The Gift of Inner Success which is launched on Feb 3 2009 at The British Library.

Today is Friday and you may be one of the millions thrilled to have finally arrived at the weekend.
This raises a few questions: Are you enjoying what you’re doing Mon- Friday? Are you failing to see the value in what you do and contribute Mon-Fri? Or infact perhaps it’s just the case that you’ve worked hard and you are now ready to enjoy the weekend.

The key thing now is to relax, unwind, recharge and enjoy you time, social time and family time. They say that we live in a work-hard, play-hard culture… so be mindful about living only for the weekends, otherwise you’ll find that life rushes by at the weekend and drags during the week. And that’s not much fun.

While relaxing be sure to find a little time to reconnect to you. Sometimes a weekend full of content can distract you from being at peace with yourself. And it’s being connected to ourselves (and therefore others) that is the real route of fulfilment.

If chilling out is something you find hard to do then you may enjoy my free 10min relaxation / meditation which you can listen to and download for free on the resources page of this site.

Have a great weekend.

Isn’t it funny how serious we take life … and ourselves?
And isn’t it seriously true that when we take a lighter approach we become more at ease, effective and enjoy our life, work and our relationships far more? Now that’s something to smile about. Enjoy today’s film below.


Rasheed Ogunlaru is a leading life coach, motivational speaker and business / corporate coach.

For some reason we seem set on living fast, frantic, full-on lives. As a result the numbers of people who are stressed, depressed, obsessed and overwhelmed by life has sky rocketed. We want more and more and yet find happiness less and less.

But there is another way of living. There is another way of being. Too often we try and rush life. Too often we want things to happen in our way and at our pace. If life isn’t working for you then it is time to slow down, relax, flow with the tide and learn the pace of life. As soon as you learn the pace of life you will be at one with it.

Enjoy today’s 1 min Food for Though Film from me - Just Chill!

Rasheed Ogunlaru is a leading life coach, motivational speaker and business coach. The is also author and contributed to a number of newspaper and magazines by request, including New Nation.

Busy life? Busy mind? Too much to do? Too little time?
This is the way that millions of us live our lives. But there is an alternative and a remedy. It is possible to achieve the peace of mind and inner fulfilment that you seek. And the quickest, cheapest and most painless way is …silence. As taking as little as 10 minutes each day to sit in silence can have a profound effect on helping you become still, centred, relaxed and at peace with yourself.

My Sitting in Silence Campain invites you to take 10 minutes out every day just to be. To help you I have produced a free 10 minute relaxation / meditation. It’s available here on the resources page of the website. Give it a try, pass it on and let me know how you get on. Best wishes, Rasheed