In the spirit of the season and the joy that 2024 is finally here, I was talking to a friend of mine over the phone and Our discussion got to a point where we had to talk about our expectations for the new year.
When I asked, he said "I was so tired of the year (2023). I was just waiting for it to get by. And me, a clown hoping that 2024 will be better" I was shocked to hear such a statement though I concealed it. Knowing I had to correct him from such notion, I said "Noo. Picture yourself in higher places. Don't always let the years go by without anything to be proud of. Set goals and believe in yourself. Even if you don't get to where you planned to be, you'll definitely be away from where you are now. Don't let the experiences of one year hinder you from making progress the next year".
That's the thing. 2023 might have been filled with letdowns and unpleasant experiences but don't let it influence your possible achievements in 2024. Don't begin the new year without goals. Plan yourself. Outline your goals. If you stay, letting the new year just go by and not improving yourself, you'll find yourself being at the same spot. Come rain, come sun, you'll be the same old Jack everyone knows. Outline your goals for the new year, believe that you are cut out for better things.
2023 did not work out as you had hoped it would, but you are alive right? That is more reason why you should be grateful and work towards a better 2024. Don't give up. 2023 really came with a lot of life experiences for me but I believe it is a step towards greater things. They are steps and keys to success.
There is a reason for everything. Stop dwelling on regrets and letting them hinder you. Instead, apply it in 2024. Write down something you want to achieve and set your mind towards it. Even though you don't achieve everything you planned to, you'll be just a step away from achieving it. What you believe in, works for you at times. If you believe 2024 will not work for you, it definitely would not. What you believe in, tends to work for you. If you believe and have declared your 2024 will be bad, it probably will. There is power in the tongue.
There is this particular quote by the famous Dale Carnegie. It says and I quote "Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.” Don't be discouraged by your failures in the year 2023. Work actively towards making them successes in 2024. Outline your goals, work towards achieving it and see how you'll succeed. If after every failure, you decide to give up, nothing will work out for you. For according to Dale Carnegie, failure is one of the surest stepping stones to success. Through your failures, you learn and improve. Believe in yourself. Don't let failures be your hindrance to success.
In the spirit of the new year, I wish you my fellow hivians a blissful and fulfilling year 2024.
Don't stay stagnant!
Be willful!
Be optimistic!
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