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New Year, New Me


Every January 1st I hear the same statement: “New Year, New Me!”  But after making a few New Years resolutions and slowly forgetting about them or just being unable to commit to any of them, a month or two later we say “Oh well, this just wasn't my year, I’ll try again next year.”

I’ll let you in on a little secret.  A “new you” requires one simple thing: change.   A “new you” does not happen because you write up a list of goals.   A “new you” requires action. It requires commitment and a desire to change.  If you want to eat healthy, stop buying unhealthy food.  If you want to get in shape, sign up for a gym membership and schedule in a specific time to go every week.  Change isn’t just good intentions and a hope that time will magically improve your life or situation. Change is action.  It is choosing to take the little steps needed to achieve the goals you actually want.   I’ll give you another hint.  You don’t have to wait until January 1st to begin to be the “new you.”   You can start new any given day. Didn't make it to they gym? Try again tomorrow. Did you eat ice cream for dinner instead of salad like you planned? It happens. Don't beat yourself up and try again the next day.   Change can happen any day of the year and it simply begins with you.




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