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Class OverviewStepping into a New Year brings glorious new opportunities. If you are to succeed, you must approach the New Year in a new way. Here are insights, tools, and inspiration to make 2014 work for you! (Check out the Top 10 Big Ideas from the class below!)Your ProfessorAlan Cohen has authored 20+ books, was a contributing writer for the N.Y. Times #1 best-selling series Chicken Soup for the Soul, and has been featured on Oprah.com, and in USA Today, and the Washington Post.How to Succeed Big Time in 2014 without Shredding Your SoulStepping into a New Year brings glorious new opportunities. If you are to succeed as you intend, you must approach the New Year in a new way. This innovative presentation will give you insights, tools, and  inspiration to make 2014 work on your behalf without losing your peace or yourself in the process.The Top 10 Big Ideas1Clear Space on Your DiskYou have just so much psychological, emotional and logistical time and energy to get things done. If you are doing things you don’t want to do, or don’t believe in, or do out of habit or history, you clog the space for new and better things to come. Do a “radical pastectomy.” Go through your books, clothing, DVD’s, and friendships, and ask yourself, “What of this brings me joy today? What is a match to my  soul?” If the object or person uplifts, enlivens, and empowers you, keep it and use it. If not, let it go. Life is too precious to hang onto stuff that drags you down.2Be Impeccably Honest about What You WantAsking for what you want increases your chances of getting it. While this paradigm sounds simple, it is the formula for manifestation. If you are shy or apologetic about claiming your good, the universe will  deliver ambiguous or less than rewarding results. When you state clearly and precisely where you want to go and what you want to achieve, you give the universe something specific to chew on. Your odds go up when you submit an application.3Let Life Surprise YouWhile it’s important to ask for what you want, it’s also important to be open to your result coming through a different door or in a different form than you dictate. Launch your intention and then allow your result to show up in the way that will be most helpful to you. If you are fixated on your good coming through a particular door, you might miss it coming through even better door. Leave space for unexpected good and miracles.4Follow Your Highest ExcitementEnthusiasm is the clearest signpost as to where your success will show up. Let joy be your compass. Make a list of the projects, people, and opportunities that make your spirit sing, make them your first priority, and dwell in the experience of aliveness. Excitement is the driving force of all innovation. “If it’s not a hell, yes, it’s a hell, no.”5Take A Step On Your BehalfPrime the pump of manifestation by taking an action step toward your goal. Small steps at the beginning work better than giant scary leaps of faith. Lean in a direction and you will be guided. Surf websites related to your goal. Talk to people in the industry. Visit a locale where a vision similar to yours is being implemented. Be a co-creator with the universe. Pray with your feet moving.6Be Gentle With YourselfDon’t beat yourself up if your result does not show up yesterday. Evolution moves ahead in increments. You might have ups and downs along your route, and setbacks may occur. Don’t be daunted. Sometimes the setbacks are setups for greater success. Relax and take all events in stride. Give yourself credit for even minor moves ahead. Move ahead with self-acceptance. You are doing better than you realize.7Work With The WillingDon’t try to force people or events that are not cooperating. Watch for what wants to happen, with whom, and then move with that positive stream. Choose to work with people who are excited and motivated. When someone is willing, they will move mountains. If you find yourself swimming upstream, stop and find out where the stream of your good wants to go, and let the current take you there.8Balance Work With PlayEase, relaxation, and play are as vital to success as work. If you are working most or all of the time, your equation is out of balance. Some of your best ideas will come when you are away from the office and having fun. A relaxed mind is a clear and creative vessel through which inspired wisdom flows. Build play time into your schedule, and when you return to work you will be far more efficient than if you keep plugging away only.9Feed Your SoulTake time each day to nurture your spirit. Anything that makes you feel connected to life is soul-nourishing. If you have a practice such as meditation, prayer, affirmation, yoga, journaling, music, walking in nature, art, or any other endeavor that taps you into Source energy, be sure to give yourself his gift daily. When your soul is nourished, you have energy for what’s important and you will attract people and events that support your vision.10Enjoy The RideHow you get to your goal is as important as the goal itself. Goals are the impetus for us to have the journey. If you get the goal but miss the journey, you have missed the most important part of the ride. Don’t be fixated on how it will turn out. Stay awake, alive, and alert during the journey, and the goal will serve as the icing on the cake.