In other words, being your Self releases you from pressure of having to BE someone else!

The big question then is: How do I know what I love to do?

What did you love to do as a child? What are your hobbies? What do you dream about? What did you dream about doing as a kid? What would you do even if you did not get paid for it? Answer these questions. Ask your family to help you. Search within your Self for answer.

Do not hurry. There is plenty of time. Consciously work on being yourself every minute. Become comfortable with that and let others become comfortable with you. Allow Universe to guide you. Ask for help. It doesn’t hurt! Then look for opportunities and answers.

I think you will find that answers you seek are right in front of you!

6. Realistic and Measurable It's a whole lot more inspiring to achieve a goal and set a new one then to fail again because you've set bar too high. Don't say you'll get to gym every day if you know that's next to impossible. Start smaller-- I'll get to gym three times a week for a month. I'll walk in door and get a locker. Every day for a month I'll set aside time to do my Artist's Way morning pages and I'll reward myself if I do five days out of seven. Then keep track. Count them. Put a gold star on your calendar. Make a grid and put check marks. At end of time period stop and evaluate? If you've set realistic goals and measured them you'll have a sense of accomplishment and valuable information about how to maintain your success or make any necessary adjustments to your plan.

Don't just put another paving stone on that road to hell. Turn those good intentions into accomplishments in new year. On behalf of your downstream self we thank you.

Liz Sumner, M.A. is a Life Coach who specializes in care of the Self with a capital S. For a free 30-minute call to clarify what you truly want contact easumner@monad.net or visit www.WonderfulCoach.com.