Three Tips to Kick Start Your New Year

Since I was a teenager, I was taught to prepare myself to the new years doing simple tasks that would help me have a good one.
I can't say it is a cultural thing, but it is a family lesson I try to take with me in life.

1. Do you need it all?
1st January means to me a new fresh start, and to make it literally fresh, I try to get rid of everything I don't use or need anymore. To make it less exhausting, in my family we started it with the advent calendar. But there's still one week to open your drawers, wardrobre, separate useless broken stuff, shoes or clothes that don't fit you. To make it easier to select, just try to remember when was the last time you used every piece you have, or if it would be impossible to live without it.

I don't have kids, but I remember doing this as a child. Every end of the year I'd have to select toys I don't play with anymore and give it away. If you have children, this is a fun thing to do together and also teach about compassion and generosity.

2. Cleaning time!

Alright, now you have many bags ready to go, it's time to clean :). I know, I also hate doing it, but I hate as much as I need it, so call a friend or your partner for help and start to clean your house. Shelves, cabinets, top of forniture. Remove as much dust as you can. It'll be tiring as f**k, but it will also garente a good night of sleep.

3. The list

I know we usually write a resolution list for the new year, but we are mostly just accumulating promisses we won't keep. Instead, let's list things we were thankful for in this year. Every single thing you can remember of, a trip, a fun weekend, when someone you know was sick and got well, your new job or collegue who's always helping you, your new forniture, your parent for staying home with your kids, your family, your friends, your food, health, love. Everything that really touches your heart.

If you think this is too much for a day, just plan your week. Maybe two hours here and there and you will get it sorted.

This isn't of course the formula to a perfect life, but it is for sure a good new year start. It prepares your mind and soul for new challenges, for new stories, prosperity and good energy.
But don't forget, everyday is the perfect day to start anew, you are the master of your fate, and wherever you want life to take you, be in charge of it.

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