2016 is finally about to end, which means a new year is just around the corner. It's time to celebrate the entrance of 2017 with champagne, parties, and resolutions. While not everyone makes a New Year's Resolution, and even fewer keep it, there are five things that you should definitely do in 2017.

1. Do (at least) one nice thing for someone every single day.

Give a passerby a compliment. Ask a struggling coworker if they need a hand with anything. Hold a door for someone. Volunteer in the community. Literally anything that you do for someone else out of the goodness of your heart will go such a long way to brighten their day. You never know what someone is going through - a random act of kindness can do so much more than you might think.

2. Care less about what other people think of you.

Society has set impossible standards for the definition of "acceptable." We have to weigh a certain amount, follow up with all of the latest fashion and beauty trends, have a certain career, and make a certain amount of money. The list goes on and on; and it's completely ridiculous. Stop focusing on what everyone else thinks about you and focus on what makes you happy!

3. Tell someone that you love them.

Not every day is guaranteed, and it's important to tell someone you love that you love them. Express your inner emotions and let your voice be heard. Follow number 2 while you're at it and speak your mind without fear of retribution.

4. Step outside your comfort zone.

This ties into number 2, in a sense. Perhaps you defined your comfort zone with the stereotypes about others and about yourself that you have built throughout your life. Tear down those walls and do something daring. Try a new style, wear a new lip color, or do something that you've always wanted to do, but were too scared to do it. There's no time like the present!

5. Start to love yourself, or start to learn to love yourself.

This is possibly one of the hardest things we can do as individuals. The scariest part of loving yourself is letting go of the negative things you think and hear about yourself. People are going to be critics and cynics; that's just how humans are. And you can't properly love someone else in any way until you learn to love yourself first.

I know that these are things that I'll be working on this year - let's do them all together, shall we?