{"id":1425,"date":"2015-01-02T22:59:22","date_gmt":"2015-01-02T22:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/areasontosmile\/?p=1425"},"modified":"2015-01-02T22:59:22","modified_gmt":"2015-01-02T22:59:22","slug":"how-to-motivate-yourselffinally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/areasontosmile\/2015\/01\/how-to-motivate-yourselffinally.html","title":{"rendered":"How to motivate yourself\u2026finally!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cIt’s a New Year and with it comes a fresh opportunity to shape our world.<\/p>\n

So this is my wish, a wish for me as much as it is a wish for you: in the world to come, let us be brave \u2013 let us walk into the dark without fear, and step into the unknown with smiles on our faces, even if we’re faking them.<\/p>\n

And whatever happens to us, whatever we make, whatever we learn, let us take joy in it.<\/p>\n

\"Every<\/a>
Every day is a new year!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We can find joy in the world if it’s joy we’re looking for, we can take joy in the act of creation. So that is my wish for you, and for me. Bravery and joy.\u201d
\n–Neil Gaiman<\/a><\/p>\n

The New Year is upon us!\u00a0 But I\u2019ll tell you a secret: Every single day is a new year. \u00a0<\/em>So while New Year\u2019s Day is a good time to try and start making changes in our lives, every day is a chance to begin again and do better.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, most people\u2019s New Year\u2019s resolutions is nothing more than a list of things they \u2018should\u2019 do, and ultimately won\u2019t.\u00a0 It becomes a list of all the things we are doing wrong, which will just make us feel guilty until it\u2019s filed away until next December.<\/p>\n

So, how to break this cycle?<\/p>\n

As you know, you can ask me anything<\/a>, and I\u2019ll either respond directly, write and article, make a video, or talk about it on the radio.\u00a0 This is one of those times where I had to do all of the above!<\/p>\n

First, on a recent episode of Rise UP with B. Dave Walters<\/a>, we talked about:
\nHow to do the things you know you should, and stop doing the ones you know you shouldn’t!\u00a0 How to change in an instant, and much, much, more!\u00a0 Everything you need to make 2015 the best year of your life!<\/p>\n

After I got off the radio, I realized I had more to say so I made a video about why your New Year’s resolutions haven’t worked in the past, and how to make them work every year from now on!<\/p>\n