Everybody puts so much emphasis on January 1, but if you really want to succeed in the new year, you should consider it in terms of lifestyle changes and learning. Not adding things to your to-do list.

Remember that nothing magic happened at the stroke of midnight that takes us into 2024.

The magic comes from within YOU.

And you might find it helpful to think about the whole year as a long story to enjoy, rather than just the first few days of the year, pinning all your hopes on them.

Over the course of the year, a few things will happen:

👉🏽 You’ll do well sometimes

👉🏽 You’ll struggle sometimes

👉🏽 You’ll realize that something you pursued really wasn’t what you wanted after all

👉🏽 And your consistent behavior over time will drive your results.

I promise! All those things will happen sure as spring follows winter. And the last one is the most important.

But like any good, long story, your 2024 needs a strong opening. Focus on developing the right mindset, on tapping into the power of your emotions, and crafting a variety of goals that will compel you forward, while also giving you room to adjust as you go.

✅ 𝙍𝙚𝙛𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣? 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 12 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙨?

✅ 𝙍𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘, 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚, 𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚, 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚-𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙, 𝙤𝙧 𝙎𝙈𝘼𝙍𝙏.

✅ 𝙁𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙬𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨.

✅ 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜-𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙢 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙨, 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙩-𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙢 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨.

✅ 𝙁𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙚𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 – 𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨, 𝙙𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙨!

✅ 𝙀𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝, 𝙚𝙭𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙚, 𝙣𝙪𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨.

✅ 𝙋𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙖 𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢.

✅ 𝙎𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙩.

Prepare mentally for the beginning of the year. Don’t try to solve every issue at the beginning. Your goal is to make slow improvements and LEARN along the way. Rely on your calendar, marked with those long- and short-term goals, to keep your perspective clear.