Happy New Year!

As the clock ticked down the old year and we all awaited the arrival of a brand new 2008, I begun to wonder what all the people around me truly wished for deep down in that very quiet place where dreams, hopes and wishes really live. You know the place where we don't always reveal our true desires to others in case we sound silly, foolish or vulnerable.

But if we want to be a co-creator of our own universe and family life we must make plans with a purpose in order to manifest the destiny that that we foresee for ourselves and let go of our fear of sounding silly. I call it "creating dreams.... with a date" and since writing down my dreams and visualising them every day I can't believe how extraordinary things keep happening to me.

Having watched "The Secret" DVD a couple of years ago and having just read Napoleon Hill's amazing book "Think and Grow Rich" I can't believe the people I meet, the adventures I have and the relationships and people that I'm so grateful for having in my life since I started to use the power of visualisation.

Some people say that we cannot control the future, but failing to plan is planning to fail. If you have a wait and see attitude, then whatever happens simply happens and sometimes you can feel like life is controlling you and you are a victim to fate. When you write down some goals that you'd like to achieve you feel far more in control of your life and you feel far less stressed and far more energised.

Like everyone else, I like to plan things that I'd like to achieve or see happen for the new year, but I also know that unless I put determined, concentrated effort behind my goals they will never materialise. You have to distinguish between a wish, a dream, a hope and a desire. Napoleon Hill even goes so far as to say you must make your dreams burning desires which adds passion and real enthusiasm to your hopes. It's the difference between just talking about something you'd like to happen and really making it happen.

So why not look at the sort of family relationships you'd really love to have with each of your children in 2008 or look at the sort of parent you'd like to be described as when your kids are all grown up and are telling their kids about you.

What sort of memories are you creating for them through your discipline, enthusiasm and time spent really chatting and playing with them?

Go and grab a cup of coffee and a pen and take a few moments to daydream and make some plans.

The year is divided into 12 months, so why not assign yourself 12 goals for the new year?

So start by asking yourself:

* What do I most want to change in 2008 in my family relationships?

What would be different in my family life if these problems, niggles or worries were gone permanently?

* What will happen if I don't sort them out once and for all?

* What small thing could I do today to start the process off?

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