What are you going to do differently this year to make 2011 your “best yet”?

Making a new year better than the last requires a different action everyday that becomes a new habit and a new way of thinking.  It’s no easy feat and we end up getting discouraged because it takes consistent not sporadic daily action for at least 30 days to make a new choice “stick”.

Don’t get me wrong.  Exercise, and more of it, is essential to staying fit and healthy.  There’s no new science refuting the necessity for daily exercise for at least 20 minutes and more.  (more on choosing your new exercise regime this week!)

However,  did you know it’s essential to know what you want your result to be?  OK. Simply put, think of a word that represents how you’re going to be in 2011.  My word is abundant.   I’m inspired by abundance because,  instead of scarcity, I’m going to focus only three things that I’m inspired to do.   My priorities are 1) staying fit by rowing 3X a week and doing yoga 2X a week 2) training in March and April for a 63 mile bike ride to benefit Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and 3) creating stronger relationships with important people in my life.

That’s abundance for me.

By choosing a word, as opposed to a “new years resolution”,  or a “must do”, we can all create a bigger context for new possibilities that inspire change. From inspiration, you can outline the steps towards making it a real part of your life.

Choose your “how” with purpose and commitment on our on-line radio show this Wednesday, January 6th at 12:30 EST with Barbara Hannah Grufferman, author of “The Best of Everything After 50″.

What’s Your Word?

Have you ever wondered why anybody these days would need a muse?  They don’t pay the bills, they don’t find you a job, and they don’t take care of your awfully well-behaved teenagers.  They’re well…just pure inspiration.

Boy, do I have a muse to share with you…actually, I have more than one!

It all started last year on the wowOwow web site when our friends June and Kath answered a blog post created by their now “uber-muse” Allegra Huston called “What is It About Adam Lambert?”.  That blog, which has prompted 20,000+ responses (and counting!) included two prolific writers, June Kinoshita and Kath Hollinsworth. The process of their self-discovery – as they blogged through the summer – created a serendipity that transformed their lives and resulted in the publishing of their just-released book, “On the Meaning of Adam Lambert”,  which is analytical, entertaining and downright funny (but don’t take our word for it….see reader reviews on Amazon and Juneau and Xena’s blog).

As June said, “Life has a way of stuffing you into boxes. I was happy and fulfilled with the roles I was playing, but this Adam experience made me break out of my mold and tap into a creativity and passion I’d kept on tap for years.”   Clearly, their inner-Adam has been lit through writing about him and connecting other women who have also experienced a shift in their lives and relationships through the “glambertinas” and On the Meaning of Adam Lambert.

This week, we’re thrilled to be the catalyst to bring together Allegra with June and Kath in an online  dynamic and empathetic conversation that will help you find  your own muse…and tap into your passions, in unexpected ways….in our upcoming one hour Real Women on Health! radio show on “Finding Your Muse,” April 7th at 8:30 pm EST.

What will we talk about?

Ideas for “how to” release the energy that helps you find your muse, your spark.  How to ID the passions that have lain dormant and are ready for the light of day.  Stories from June and Kath’s  book… you won’t believe it but Scrabble will never be the same!  And you can call in and share your tips and stories of how you climbed out of your box.

Just so you know… If the name Huston sounds familiar you’re right on.  Allegra has no interest in name-dropping so all you have to do is pick up her acclaimed memoir “Love Child”. soon available in paperback, to find out more.  And check out her upcoming movie, “Good Luck, Mr. Gorski”

Don’t miss this one!   Join us on April 7th at 8:30 pm EST.