How To Give Yourself An Unfair Advantage When It Comes To Starting Fresh

A radical change for those waiting on that perfect date to begin.

Richard Michael Hui

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We’re half way done with 2020 already.

Not too long ago, most of us would have been at a party, glass in hand, fixated on a television screen counting down the year’s end in unison.

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“Happy New Year!”

A new year unfolds and with it the untold potential that awaits. You’re excited to usher it in — after all, a new year means an opportunity to start fresh and rise again from the ashes of the past.

No more baggage. No more giving up on those hopes and dreams.

Not this time.

This will be the year. You can feel it.

As great as the arrival of a new year can be, let’s not lose sight of a reality you need to face: Just because it’s the beginning of a new year doesn’t mean you’ve suddenly developed the discipline, willpower, and motivation you’ll need to accomplish your goal overnight.

The calendar has changed but you’re still the same as you were an hour ago.

I’ve been struggling with this, and I imagine others are too — the new year comes, I make brand new goal with all the hacks, planning, and best beginner strategies baked in, and by the time February rolls around I tell myself I’ll try again next year and I’ll take it easy for now.

I’m sick of doing that and I bet you are too.

So I’ve been thinking long and hard about trying to manage this weakness — this inability to keep up with my own aspirations. And I think I’ve found the edge anyone can use to raise the odds of keeping up with their ambitions when the new year rolls once more.

Read on.

Battling A Cold Start

When your New Year’s goal is to start waking up at 5a.m to hit the gym 5 days a week, start cooking healthy food and meal prepping, read a book for 30 minutes everyday, and make sure you have at least 7 hours of sleep, and this is the…

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Richard Michael Hui

Self-Help and Personal Development Enthusiast | Introspective Introvert | Explorer of Our Odd Behaviour