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Don't Let Your New Years Resolutions Define You

You are more than the goals you set for yourself

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Don't Let Your New Years Resolutions Define You

Welcome to 2017.

I'm sure most of you have set goals for yourselves, or at least thought about things you would like to accomplish in the new year, but I've always thought new years resolutions were kinda meaningless.

Don't get me wrong -- it is so incredibly important to set goals for yourself and even more rewarding if you accomplish those goals.

However, a new year shouldn't be you're only excuse for being ambitious.

I get it, the whole idea of a new year is to start out fresh, with a clean slate ahead of you. And while we are all guaranteed that, I feel that we should all push ourselves to achieve things on a daily basis.

We shouldn't feel that we have to live up to the standards of creating lists of resolutions in the new year. It is impossible to resolve everything, and we shouldn't feel we need to do that just because we are starting another year.

People are often let down if they don't accomplish their resolutions. And thats why some don't even set goals for the new year in the first place-- because they doubt their own ability.

I'm here to tell you that your new years resolutions don't mean a damn thing.

And they certainly don't define you, especially if you don't let them.

Rather than setting goals to obtain within a year, set weekly, or even daily goals. Aim big, but aim realistically. It's important to take every day one step at a time, and you should be pushing yourself to achieve everything you want on a daily basis.

If you don't feel that you can reach your goals within a year, then that is perfectly fine too.

I'm just saying that you shouldn't use the new year as an excuse to create unmanageable and unrealistic lists. Use every day as an opportunity to set a goal for yourself, and complete it, on your own time.

A new year does not mean you need to change who you are, your actions, your habits or your appearance.

You can create a path for yourself in 2017 on your own terms and do anything you set your mind to.

Happy new year!

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