In my last blog issued just before Christmas, I spoke about the idea of self-limitation – voluntarily choosing to limit one’s own choices and excesses, with this having the effect that life becomes simpler, calmer and more balanced.  You may be wondering what I was going on about, after all its Christmas, and everyone goes overboard at Christmas, don’t they?

Well, now I am going to go against the grain again, as for New Year I am going to be urging you to ‘start something new’ as opposed to the usual idea of giving something up.    This could be as simple as teaching yourself how to make bread or, more ambitiously starting up a new business.   Anything that you feel that you have always wanted to do, give it a go!   I have been promising myself to take up singing lessons for ages, and have now decided go for it.

The New Year is a great time to get those creative juices flowing and take up a new skill or hobby.   It does not have to be expensive or time-consuming, and scientists have proven that using the creative part of the brain is a great form of stress relief, and also helps to shed light on other areas of our lives that may be giving us problems.  In addition, by achieving our goals (however small) this can contribute significantly to our confidence and self-esteem levels.

If you feel that you really want to take up a new skill, whether this be learning tarot, tile-laying or table tennis, then start now!   And if you feel you really need a little bit of ego-strengthening beforehand, I would be pleased to see you to discuss how hypnotherapy and NLP can help with confidence.  See the contacts page on my website http://www.wendychalk.co.uk/.

I’ll let you know how I get on with the singing – don’t forget to look out for me on X-factor….