New Year New You So They Say (sigh)

Are you really a new you?  Well, only time will tell as you put your resolutions, declarations, goals, promises, etc. into motion.  Oftentimes those who scream the loudest, "New year, new you!" Don't live up to what they say personally or professionally by the end of the year.  More of the same for many the following year and the year after.  What separates those who are determined to take on a new self is discipline, determination and desire!  They know what they want; they plan for their successes and failures and they work daily, weekly or monthly until that task is crossed of the list and then on to the next one!

When I set up my writing schedule, my goals evolved around getting my books published while saving much money doing it.  I had a set period of time and I posted my approximate finish date where I could see it.  Nothing or no one was going to stop me!  I wrote when I awoke, after lunch and then again late at night when the atmosphere was most quiet.  I was content personally when my goals were reached.

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Whatever you want to do, go all out!  Don't be that guy or gal who talks just to hear his or herself talk!  You are fearfully and wonderfully made!  You have the will to live, so why not live to your fullest potential?  Too often we have distractions: people, places and things that don't aid us in meeting our goals, but rather keep us in a box.  If you sincerely want to build a new you, you have to let toxic people, places and things go!  You will soon find out just how toxic they are when you start embarking on your journey to meet personal and professional goals.  I personally had to let once dear relatives and friends go, because I soon realized they didn't care too much about what I set out to accomplish especially if what I did interfered with being their hour long listening ear as well as assisting them.  Time was money and trust you me, I had once wasted a lot of it!

So many people start out on a good course, but end up abandoning it within three months of the new year.  Why?  Because they simply allow life distractions to knock them off course, old habits don't die easily, and neither do unhealthy connections.

If you sincerely want to work toward being a new you, work from the inside out!  Uplift yourself mentally, spiritually and physically first!  Do the kind of things that not only decorate you on the outside, but make you over on the inside too!  Listen to wise counselors who achieved their dreams and implement immediately what you learn.  Achievement comes with focus, perseverance, as well as a strong desire to break unhealthy partnerships.

Have a great new year building a new you!

Nicholl McGuire is the author of What Else Can I Do on the Internet? and the owner of this blog.