Every New Year most people talk of resolutions.  Unfortunately, most of the talk is about how resolutions don’t work and end up causing more frustration and discouragement than any type of help.  The thing is, I’m fairly certain that unless we focus on what we do want and what’s important to us, we likely end up with a year that looks similar to the one before, or worse, one that is significantly less fulfilling.  In fact, without such clarity we’re like a person starting out on a journey with no purpose or destination in mind, or an airplane taking off without navigation.   So rather than eliminate resolutions altogether, I came up with a new W.A.I  (Welcome-Accept-Intentions) of looking at hopes and dreams for the coming year so that we may be better able to enjoy the journey for the next 365 days. [Read more…]