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Editorial:\u00a0Ten steps to turn your New Year\u2019s resolutions into success stories!<\/b><\/h3>\n

By Christian Wasinger, CHt<\/p>\n

Every year, approximately 45 percent of Americans make New Year\u2019s resolutions. A staggering 25 percent don\u2019t make it past the first week, and only about eight percent stay on course and achieve their resolutions.<\/p>\n

After years of failing to succeed, our subconscious mind has learned to associate negative feelings with New Year\u2019s resolutions, such as disappointment, failure, and anger.<\/p>\n

Here are 10 steps to shift the outcome and make the road to achieving your New Year\u2019s resolutions both smooth and swift.<\/p>\n

1. Dale a tus resoluciones de A\u00f1o Nuevo un cambio de nombre.<\/b><\/p>\n

Words generate feelings. Some cause us to feel happy, others sad, and some leave us in a neutral state. The words \u201cNew Year\u2019s resolutions\u201d may awaken negative feelings. Replace the words \u201cNew Year\u2019s resolutions\u201d with \u201cfuture accomplishments,\u201d\u00a0which leaves you feeling more positive.<\/p>\n

2. Indique sus metas como positivas.<\/b><\/p>\n

When setting your goals, state them as positives. If I ask you no<\/i> to think of an apple, your mind will immediately think of an apple and all your associations with them. Rather than stating, \u201cI no longer want to be broke,\u201d say, \u201cI manage my money well, and pay all my bills on time.\u201d Being in a positive mental and emotional state, you are far more likely to achieve your goals.<\/p>\n

3. Sea espec\u00edfico.<\/b><\/p>\n

If you want a taxi driver to drop you off at a specific destination, you must be clear, otherwise you won\u2019t get there. The same goes for your goals. So long as you have a clear destination, you will eventually get there, even if there are detours and obstacles along the way.<\/p>\n

4. Haz que tus metas sean medibles y dales una fecha l\u00edmite.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Tus objetivos y el progreso que haces deben ser medibles, para que sepas si te est\u00e1s acercando o no a alcanzarlos. Ten una fecha l\u00edmite, porque las metas sin fecha l\u00edmite son solo sue\u00f1os.<\/p>\n

5. Be realistic, flexible, and break down your big goals into smaller goals.<\/b><\/p>\n

It may not be realistic to go to the gym every single day, if you haven\u2019t exercised once in 2014? Perhaps commit to exercising three times a week. If you miss a day, don\u2019t give up. Make up for it with an extra workout the next week.<\/p>\n

If losing 100 pounds in 2015 feels overwhelming, focus on losing two pounds a week. You still end up with the same result, but the goal feels more manageable.<\/p>\n

6. Mant\u00e9n tus objetivos frente a ti todos los d\u00edas.<\/b><\/p>\n

Place your goals where you will be reminded of them daily. Place a sticky note on the dashboard of your car, or a vision board in your office. Read them after waking up and before you go to sleep. Falling asleep with the visuals and feelings of having achieved your goals programs your subconscious mind to accomplish them.<\/p>\n

7. Toma acci\u00f3n y ten fe.<\/b><\/p>\n

Setting \u201cfuture accomplishments,\u201d and affirming them daily won\u2019t \u201cattract\u201d them magically into your life. The last six letters in the word attraction<\/i> spell \u201caction.\u201d To achieve them, you must map out a plan, and focus on one step at a time. When driving to L.A. from San Diego, you must first get to Carlsbad, then Irvine, and so on northward before reaching LA. Take that very first step, and have faith that the next step will be revealed.<\/p>\n

8. Contin\u00fae, incluso si no tiene \u00e9xito al principio.<\/b><\/p>\n

There really is no failure. It may have taken you multiple attempts, but you achieved every past goal that was important to you, because you persevered. Those you didn\u2019t attain either were not important enough to you, or were no longer important because your situation or desires changed.<\/p>\n

Cuando parezca que est\u00e1 experimentando un fracaso, cambie y ajuste alg\u00fan aspecto de su enfoque. Todo saldr\u00e1 bien al final. Si a\u00fan no lo ha hecho, entonces no es el final.<\/p>\n

9. Sea responsable.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Have an accountability partner, or use smartphone apps, and computer programs to help you stay on track. We are less likely to let others down than ourselves. Share your goal only with people who are supportive of you.<\/p>\n

10. \u00bfTe est\u00e1s acercando a tu meta?<\/b><\/p>\n

Always ask yourself if what you are doing is getting you closer or farther away from accomplishing your goal. Don\u2019t waste time, money, or energy on anything that is not getting you closer to your final destination.<\/p>\n

Finalmente, ten paciencia contigo mismo y s\u00e9 realista. Comience implementando uno de los pasos anteriores a la vez, hasta que haya alcanzado sus objetivos.<\/p>\n

\u2014Christian Wasinger, CHt, is a bestselling author, neuro-linguistic programming trainer, and clinical hypnotherapist with an office in Mission Valley, San Diego. To learn more about him, visit <\/i>theNLPexpert.com<\/i><\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Carta al editor<\/h3>\n

Estimado editor:<\/p>\n

Congress has passed a trillion dollar omnibus spending bill that includes giving trustees of multi-employer pension plans the ability to cut pensions earned by 1.5 million workers and retirees.\u00a0Many pensions will be cut by up to 50 percent to retirees who are in no position to make up for the monthly short-falls they will be sorely missing in order to be financial secure.<\/p>\n

On behalf of the workers and retirees who read your newspaper, I feel you should publish an editorial telling members of Congress they should hold hearings early in the new Congress to explore better solutions other than cutting pension benefits.<\/p>\n

Reportedly, Congress acted out of concern about the $42.4 billion that the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) says it is short for needed payouts if at-risk multi-employer pension plans failed.\u00a0Does this remedy open the door for the PBGC and single-employer pension plan sponsors to seek the same relief?<\/p>\n

Congress did not stipulate that this change applied to multi-employer plans only.\u00a0It enacted the law in a way that it changed Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) [of 1974] to permit the change to some underfunded multi-employer plans but did not add the word \u201conly.\u201d Therefore, Congress did not preclude underfunded single-employer plans from being de-risked by allowing plan sponsors to cut retiree pension benefits in the future!<\/p>\n

Tell Congress it needs to amend the provision to protect single-employer pension plan retirees.<\/p>\n

\u2014Irene Patton, via email<\/i><\/p>\n

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