Hello, Steemit Community!
It's such a great season, a big congratulations to all of us, we made it to 2019 and it's such an honor to be here, to write and express myself through this platform I am indeed grateful. So, I have a couple of things I would like to tell you, these things can and will give you a head start for this new year trust me. However, they aren't that much so you don't get all worked up and sleepy on me, they are just Five(5) in number although I honestly would have made it Ten(10) I think I'll just keep them for later. These five things can and will make 2019 better for all of us!
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Think of them as hints and tips to help us drive through the year smoothly and without any form of stress. With all that said and done let's get right into it. Oh, Be sure to keep an open mind!
#1: Keep An Open Mind
As simple as the sentence ''Keep An Open Mind'' is, it is pretty difficult to master and if you noticed I said difficult I didn't say Impossible. As difficult as it is, Keeping an Open mind can come in handy in determining how lovely your year will go. For Example, If you worked in a firm and you are always on desk duty, it's very possible that you could do more than just desk duty just by opening up your mind.
Keeping an Open Mind starts by letting yourself free of every baggage; a lot of people carry things that they should have thrown away in 2018 to 2019 and expect to see a wonderful year trust me it doesn't work that way, It has to be something for something. To Keep an open mind, you got to be welcoming towards ideas, information, knowledge, the new kinds of stuff and any other thing that brings you happiness, that way you can say you are on your way to a better year.
#2: Discover What Makes You Happy
Happiness is the Key to Everything. Before you read on, I think you should take a pause and check the Webster's Dictionary for the meaning of Happiness and then you would really understand the effect of being happy. Happiness is a choice as well as training, you could actually train yourself to be happy and make the choice of not being sad even if the world thinks you should feel sad a little. Happiness can make things turn in your favor.
Let's get practical;
Try This:
For the next two minutes I want you to try being sad and then cry for no reason at all, don't think of anything just feel sad. Now tell me, did you feel sad at all? I believe the answer is No! That's because you always need a reason to be sad and angry and all worked up.
Try This:
For the next two to three minutes just as you did earlier try being happy and laugh loud, don't think of the new car you just bought or the kids God blessed you with and all that, don't think of all of these things, just try to feel happy. Now, tell me something, didn't that feel good, didn't it give you a sense of relief that you laughed without a reason? I bet it sure did and the truth is You can always be happy without thinking of anything and still be happy when you think of everything you've accomplished.
So, choose to be happy with or without a reason, when you get the slightest hint that you want to feel sad after losing something of value, pinch yourself and laugh so loud that you feel happy instantly. Wow, it's a nice trick, right? Try it.
#3: Be 100% Informed
Information is the key to success, if you want a better year you should go for information.
Don't just sit around doing the same thing again and again, it gets boring over time. To get better results in the year, be surrounded with information as much as you can, acquire it because you really don't know when you might need that particular information and getting informations can help us see into the future literally, with the help of an open mind. There's a saying my Math Teacher used to say to me a long time ago he'd always say, ''Learn A little About Everything'', truth be told I didn't quite understand him until I left school and then I started to learn a little about almost any and everything. Learn, be informed, be abreast with information, seek ideas, read books, study, make researches about new innovations and invest in them, understand that information should be primary and essential to your life personally and by that I mean Good Quality Information and then only can you be a better version of you in the new year.
#4: Take Bold Steps And Never Look Back
Everything you want to achieve in 2019 and in the future starts now, it starts with the tiny steps you take with a lot of boldness. It never really matter how you take the steps, or what kind of shoes you wear when taking them, whether small steps or big steps whichever one, just make sure you be where your feet are and never be scared about the steps you take.
Maybe you're that neighbor that helps the old lady Every time on the street, you could make a bold move by ensuring that the senior citizens in your local area are cared for the way you did the old lady, maybe you're that guy that loves to sing a lot but you find that you aren't in the right environment for singing, take a step and change your environment, enroll in a place that facilitates your dreams and desire, that's how you take steps. Seek to always make a move never be reduced to just potential energy, be Kinetic!
#5: Have A Network Of Friends
This season, make it a habit that you always make friends and not just any kind but, the kind of friends that inspire, push, drive and align you towards what you want to achieve.
Friends are necessary for everyone's growth and there's a very simple principle that I learned a long time ago it says ''Show me your friends and I'll tell you who you are''. Well, I want to rearrange this principle in such a way that you would definitely find cool so it should be ''Show me your friends and I'll tell you where you're headed''. Every day that goes by make it a hobby to make a friend, a good one that would probably push you towards the edge of a cliff just so you could believe that you are unique, that's the kind of friend you should have. It could be that you aren't so much of a pro in making friends possibly, but start today and make a new friend and even when you don't succeed, you try tomorrow and then the next day and the network goes on And on and on and then take a pause to check the number of friends you've made, you might not be able to count them all.
Finally, Enjoy this new season and just trust in yourself, with these five tips you are on the right path to a better year than you had before. Understand that there are more than a million ways to be better and to do better in life, and there are many qualities that help you grow in life, I even wrote about some of them in a month ago. Nevertheless, always be happy, keeping an open mind, taking bold steps and making friends every day that inspire you and push you to be a better person in life and I believe that life will make more sense to you.
Thank you Steemit Community and once again Happy New Year!