It’s the year of the horse – and the year is positively galloping forward. Are you being dragged along or at the reins?  Or, are you lifting your arms in the air and enjoying and trusting the freedom of stepping into your true, authentic self?

You’ve heard me say it time and again that if you don’t know where you are, you can’t get to where you want to go. So this time of year is perfect for getting a reality check on where you stand. And this year in particular it’s important to really get a handle on this.

Here are some questions to get you going:

• What is working for me? What isn’t?
• What are my goals for the year and am I aligned with those goals? In other words – do they express my authentic self, or just who I think I’m supposed to be?
• Do I like where I am? If not, what needs to change?
• How am I doing with attracting wealth into my life? Am I managing my money?
• Do I have a good love relationship? Am I happy with my friendships? Do the people I hang out with bring me up or down?
• What can I “shed” – or let go of – that isn’t serving me? (These can be habits, attitudes, people or lifestyle choices, etc.)
• How can I shift from what’s not working without blame? In other words, how can I take full responsibility and come from a fairly objective place of observation (that’s self-empowering!)?

So, it’s time to take the reins as we move into the year of the horse, right? How can you do that? After first getting a perspective on where you are, you can start laying the groundwork for a sustainable, newly fashioned sense of your authentic self – a constantly evolving and growing version of you. What does that mean?

It means moving into the life you want, not the life others told you to want. It means living an authentic life, in alignment with your values. I can promise you that when the horse takes off, you’re going to want to know the answers to these questions as well as what your values are so that you can reap the benefits of this energy.

Your core values are the first things to reassess when moving forward.

They change as you change. Start by creating a list of 5 or so KEY values that are essential to the credo of your life. This credo, or statement of beliefs that guides your behaviors, helps you make decisions and move forward, asking yourself always, “Is this in alignment with my core values?” Deciding on your core values is a great way to start living the purest expression of YOU.

When you step away from your “conditioning” – be it social, belief systems, or even trauma or painful events, that is when you can deeply align with the infinite abundance that is your birthright and shed what is no longer serving you (like blame, judgment, victimhood). When you step into that credo, or mission of your life, it’s easier to tease out what’s not working, what is working, and answer the questions above with great honesty. Then, you can take steps toward starting fresh into your new values, your new way of being that’s right for you today.

I’m pretty excited for what’s ahead, and I intend to stay mounted on my horse. I know I’ll fall off every once in awhile, but with my newly examined belief system and core values, I know we’ll all be bolting forward into a pretty awesome year.

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