Starting the new year with the right mindset
As we bring 2018 to a close and I know there will be a lot of people out there that will be making new years solutions this evening, let’s be fair and say that 80% of these will more than likely fail before the end of January.
I see lots of memes about how bad 2018 was for some people how it nearly broke them, and how they HOPE 2019 will be a better year.
I gotta stop you there and we have to try change that mindset before 2019 passes you by because you weren’t ready for it, because you were only HOPING for it to be better.
Instead of searching for the opportunity that each year brings, whether that is by potential knowledge gained during the year (never stop learning something, anything). What about the opportunities that arise that you know you should take but you do not take it because you are afraid of failing and that lead you to not taking those opportunities.
Don’t be afraid to fail. Failure is part of the experience that helps you grow.
So now you might be asking “how do I change my mindset going into 2019?”.
Start off by not saying stuff like “I hope 2019 is going to be a good year” and start by saying stuff like:
“2019 is going to be a GREAT year”
“I AM going to do some amazing things in 2019”
“In 2019 I WILL do my best and try my hardest”
“2019 will be MY year”
“In 2019 I WILL take those opportunities that come my way and I won’t be afraid of failure”
“I WILL build myself up during 2019”
“I will create the best version of myself in 2019”
You see where I am going with this, don’t start the new year off HOPING that it will be a good year. Believe that it will be a great year from the start and you will notice a small mindset change like this will help you along your journey as you navigate through 2019.
I remember in the past I used to hoped things would get better and I hoped that life would become easier.
I had to learn that I have the power to have whatever life I want.
It is just a case of trying my hardest every year, having the belief that I am capable of making the changes required in my life TO KEEP PUSHING FORWARD, to never give up on not only myself but also to not be afraid of failure and yes that was a hard lesson to learn and yes I have failed MANY times in my life. As the saying goes though “it’s not about how many times you have been knocked down it is about how you get back up”
In 2019 I promise you if you work on yourself for the next 12 months if you shut off all the things that do distract you if you give up everything that is keeping you from your dream and your goals. You will see the greatness that is inside you, you will start noticing that you are capable of so much more, you will start to learn more about who you are as a person and your potential for growth.
Make 2019 the year where you just keep learning something, anything new. Yes, I know most people will be like “but I spent my whole school career and college learning why should I still carry on learning now?”.
First of all the school system is a load of BS!! You go sit in a class where they teach up something that 80% of the time you won't use after school. Instead of them trying to equip us with the tools we need to navigate through life.
The learning that I am referring to is topics that interest you, I find that I now have a thirst for more knowledge and this knowledge, in turn, has shown me so many opportunities in the past 5 years.
Don’t forget though knowledge is only potential power you need to be BRAVE enough to able to follow through on that knowledge to be able to make it count.
You are well and truly capable of living at a higher level if you do or you don't that is totally up to you but you should ask yourself whether you are truly happy with your life the way it is now if you can't answer that question with a yes then you need to get to work on yourself and on your dreams. Only those willing to work towards a life that most don’t have will ever live a life that most will never have. What will it take for you to change, to be proud of who you are and the person that you will become if you believe in yourself throughout 2019?
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