New Year, Better Me

Jan 04, 2025

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One of my biggest pet peeves when it comes to the new year is the phrase that everyone uses as a marketing ploy "New Year, New Me." This phrase grinds my gears so much because it adds to the pressure of a New Year's resolution. When people use this phrase, their mindset is that they will be a brand new person in the new year as if one day they woke up from a slumber.

The issue is: it takes years to become an overnight success.

People forget where they came from and the great things they've already accomplished. We need to be building on our strengths and our improvements that we've already made.

Think about the progress you made in 2024 and how you can build on it.

When I think about my New Year's resolutions, I don't think of it in terms of SMARTER goals, but rather a theme. One word to define my actions in the new year.

My word for 2025 is LOVE. LOVE for myself, LOVE for my family, LOVE for my realtionships, LOVE for my mission and helping others find LOVE in themselves.

What would your word be?

Recent Keynote

I was able to get my keynote from November up on my YouTube channel about Identity and Values. I spoke about the difficulty veterans face when they leave the military and how to combat that. You can checkout the keynote here.

Choose to Live, Love & Grow Podcast

Expect extra episodes in January focused on the New Year.

Journal Prompt

This week's jouranl prompt is the question I will be doing extensive research on. It's something I've struggled with often and I would love to hear how you would answer the following question:

How do you find self-worth?

It's something we all need when things get hard or dark.

Thank you for taking the time to read this. Don't forget to choose to live, love & grow.

With love,

Matt

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