“The best leaders without a title balance being passionately idealistic with radically realistic.”
- Robin Sharma

Would your friends say that you’re an idealist or a realist?  Having a healthy balance of both will serve you most.  What amount of each is healthy for you?  What could you use a little more of today – realism or idealism?

“The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.”
- Ben Stein

Have you decided what you want in 2010?  How do you want this year to be different from last year?  And what do you want to carry over from 2009 into 2010?

“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.”
- Edith Lovejoy Pierce

Happy New Year!  May your book of 2010 be filled with your inner light.  Opportunity will be co-created by you and the universe.  Connect to your brilliance when doing your part and your year will surely be the best year you’ve ever had.

“Yoga means union. It shows us how to unite all our life-forces by directing them inward. The goal is happiness and happiness lies within. You can go anywhere in the world, to nightclubs and restaurants, to London or Paris and still not find happiness. If happiness were to be found in Paris, then all Parisians would be happy. If happiness is at home with the family, then you must all be happy – but are you?  Happiness does not exist outwardly, even here. Happiness, the kingdom of heaven, lies within.”
- Swami Vishnudevananda

Are you happy?  Spend some time today to connect to the peace and happiness within you.  It’s definitely there and always will be. 

“Most people treat the present moment as if it were an obstacle that they need to overcome. Since the present moment is Life itself, it is an insane way to live.”
- Eckhart Tolle

Do you cherish the present moment?  Pay attention to this moment right now.  Soak it in with all your senses and observe its richness.  The moment will be gone before you know it.

“There are many ways to be free. One of them is to transcend reality by imagination, as I try to do.”
- Anais Nin

How often do you give yourself permission to transcend reality?  Let your imagination run wild.  Allow today to be your day of freedom through fantasy.

“All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Be an experimenter today.  Try something new.  Experiment with something that you’ve always been curious about.  The results aren’t as important as the experiment itself.

“It is useless to desire more time if you are already wasting what little you have.”
- James Allen

Could you use more time in your day?  How effectively are you using the 24 hours that are already available to you?  Plan your day in advance or chunk your day into sections, planned and unplanned, so you can make the most of the time you already have.

“The greatest way to live with honour in this world is to be what we pretend to be.”
- Socrates

Do you pretend to be courageous or confident or compassionate?  Stop pretending and start truly being that way. You will be held in high esteem for your honesty and integrity.

“You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.”
- Kahlil Gibran

Are you quick to give material things to others versus your time, energy and love?  There are people in your life who need you as a gift right now.  How can you give of yourself more?