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When it comes to life realizations, few are more important than realizing the world doesn’t stop and start at your expense, and for people to care about you, you gotta care first.

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Working towards your goal a little every day is a part of your big goal.

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Let’s not make a big deal out of New Year’s resolutions. Let’s instead apply the same strategic thinking to creating daily objectives to strive for.

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In my attempts to navigate each new year in a fruitful and disciplined manner, and in my subsequent failures, I have noticed that one particular approach seems to best promote my chances of success. That is setting goals.

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Set small, achievable goals for yourself. It’s important to keep yourself motivated — and a good way to do that is to mix in small goals with your bigger goals. That way, you will feel like you’re being productive early in the year, even when you haven’t managed to accomplish your biggest life goals yet.

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No one was able to accomplish exactly what they wanted this year. Everyone had to sacrifice things, whether it was their vacation or wedding or graduation or prom. We’re all ending this year feeling disappointed about one thing or another. 

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Admit to your flaws. Apologize when you do something wrong. Don’t shift the blame. When you mess up, aim to learn a valuable lesson and become a better person.

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In a society that preaches “hard work,” “the hustle,” and “paying your dues,” we often lose the joy in working towards our goal.

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If you expect to feel accomplished or feel happier after you make more money, get a promotion, lose weight, become famous, or just get more work done, you are looking for happiness in the wrong place.

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You don’t have to work yourself until you’re exhausted. You don’t have to keep going until you’re near tears. You don’t have to push and push and push yourself until you feel like you’re going to collapse.