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15 Easy Ways to Better Yourself in the New Year
As 2017 nears its end, many are searching for different ways to change their lifestyle habits for a "better you." The dreaded New Year's resolutions are always created with good intentions, but alas around 95 percent never really live longer than maybe the first week of the new year. However, below is a compiled list of easy, simple changes that can be made to your life to improve your year—because its the simple things that count.
By Kelly T8 years ago in Motivation
Motivational
NEVER hold your head down, NEVER say I can’t, NEVER limit yourself, and NEVER stop believing in yourself. You are special and gifted so get up get out and get yours. You'll never be able to spread your wings if you're too afraid to fly. So don’t quit when you're tired—quit when you're finished. We all have a dream for our lives. Even when times get rough, gain strength from what you've endured and persevere onward knowing that one day you'll get there! Life is worth taking chances, because if you don't, you will always wonder "What if?"
By josh napper8 years ago in Motivation
What Am I Even Doing?
I hear this year has been hard on a lot of people. Life changes, breaking paradigms, closing cycles. I, for instance, decided to take a shot in life. I always felt out of place in the city I grew up in. It was like I did not belong there, like I could not get myself to agree with the way people choose to conduct themselves. It seemed to come from a place of vanity. It just repelled me. It felt like there was nothing for me there, like the place could not offer me what I need in order to keep growing. My girlfriend of almost six years decided to break up with me. I was not feeling comfortable with the office job I had. I just had a strong feeling that I had to get out of there immediately.
By Jared Snow8 years ago in Motivation
A New Approach
Lately it has been coming to my attention that I allow myself to lose control of certain things much too easily. I like to know where I am, when and who with. I like to know how much money I have in my bank account, how much there is to go out and if I have ‘enough’. When I make a plan, I don’t like it to be changed. If I get ill, and have to change a plan myself, I seek justification and understanding from someone else before I can accept it as being okay.
By Emily Whitaker8 years ago in Motivation
The One Thing We Don't Do Enough of
I think that there’s one thing that society doesn’t do enough of, and that’s celebrating the success of others. It’s instinct to be competitive, and far too often, people bring down others for a temporary fix. A little bit of competition is harmless occasionally, but not everything has to be a competition. There’s no need to be salty because somebody has more followers than you. You shouldn’t feel too down about it, either. Remember what they said in school about there being no I in team? People are quick to name and shame the failure of others. To make things more tragic, they ignore successes just as easily.
By Chloe Gilholy8 years ago in Motivation
Why Being Unconventional in Your Mid-20s (Is Okay) and Crucial to the Start of the Rest of Your Life
Every millennial has heard it at least once. "We're lazy." "We have no work ethic." "It's time to pick a career and settle down and have a billion babies"... Okay, maybe not a billion but you understand what I mean. What if none of that is true, though?
By Ashley Hahn8 years ago in Motivation
Community Change
You can make a change. Yes, you, every single one of you, can make a change in not just your life, but your community. Don’t believe me? You will believe me after I explain how you can, I promise it’s easy. Just be you. Making a change in our community starts with the most important people around us. We are all the same, we want to have good change in our lives. I believe that this topic should be valued because it’s not valued by our society and it truly should be because everyone should be treated not only with respect but also kindness and to feel cared about. Today, I will explain to you why being a change in your own community is a huge step in not only being a change in society, but around the world. Our society lacks so much, our world is broken because people are not valuing what they were taught to value.
By Paris Patrick8 years ago in Motivation
Queen of Wonders
The grass. As green as the leaves around it, the world a dreamy fantasy. Footsteps in the mud splatter onto each delicate stem of colour. Leaves fall weightlessly to the ground as though a death in a dramatic Shakespearian tragedy. The world around you is like a mass of unorganised colour- splattered left, right and centre. It has gone from being a dull, grey, black and white world of rushing and stress to an avalanche of colour- greens, browns, blues and even pinks swarm around you. From the forest floor to the bluest skies your eyes are opened to the world of beauty you have been missing. Twigs snap on the floor. The streams, bright, clear and each trickling bead of water free and flowing more enthusiastically than the last.
By Nikki WildFire8 years ago in Motivation
5 New Year Resolutions to Stick To
The transition into the New Year is always one where we place a lot of pressure on ourselves. It's as though we need to remake ourselves simply because the year has changed over. This simply isn't true. You can make a life change any day of the week, if you really want to.
By Samantha Reid8 years ago in Motivation
It’s Time to Fly!
This year has been anything but easy. It felt like all of my resources, all my resilience was gone. Battery drained and unable to charge. And I am aware that it has been a challenging year for many. But the challenges are often exactly what we need in order to grow, overcoming obstacles is what shapes us into a person we are meant to become. Without the pain of the transformation - there wouldn’t be a butterfly and a caterpillar would never experience the joy of flying. His model of the world would remain the same - a safe but a very limited existence. By never challenging ourselves, our beliefs and behaviours - we remain stuck on the same level, which might feel comfortable but is not very fulfilling. As a popular quote states: “A comfort zone is a beautiful place but nothing ever grows there.” We often play it small, not living our full potential for various reasons. Many of us are not following our true passions by sticking to the familiar and safe living, not taking any risks and not even exploring who we really are. Not who we are according to our society, our parents, or our own inner monologue, which is very repetitive most of the time. We all have unique talents and gifts we might not even be aware of. Or we are aware of them but keep postponing pursuing our dreams. We are too busy making a living to explore any of that. We are basically living on an autopilot, caught up in a rat race like so many others around us. Hence it is no surprise that sooner or later something outside of us will challenge us. Push us to the next level. Why? Because we are meant to fly. We are meant to step into our greatness. This is why we are on this journey called life, with all its ups and downs. This is why we keep going no matter what - on a deeper level we know it will be worth it in the end.
By Eva Smitte8 years ago in Motivation
