Are you one of those people that is hoping 2017 will be a better year than the past few that you’ve been through?  You know, relationship break-ups, people we love passing away, being in a job you hate. Is 2017 going to be YOUR year?

Want to know how to make it your best year EVER?

Here are some tips for you…

  1. Don’t just sit on your couch and wait for things to change / that person to walk into your life / that job to be offered to you. You need to get up off your butt and go out and do the things that need to be done.  I know, I know that’s work but that is the only way things will start changing in your life by you actually changing.
  2. Make sure you smile more, appreciate the sound of children’s laughter, smile at strangers, sprinkle a bit of happiness wherever you go, we need more of that shit.
  3. Get excited about doing new things, don’t let fear stop you from trying something new, embrace the new experience.
  4. Throw away all that crap you don’t need, stop hoarding the clutter.
  5. Stop following negative people on social media – unfollow them, de-friend them if you have to, but turn off those notifications!  If you are constantly pissed off about the shit they post, then stop reading it, the power is yours to turn the notifications off!
  6. Get a good sleep and go to bed early and then wake up early and embrace the new day.  If you can go for a walk and watch the sunrise, listen to Mother Nature waking up with the birds doing their thing at dawn.  It’s a magical time.  Enjoy it!
  7. Don’t gossip.  Before you start to spread something you’ve heard, have a think if you would like people making up shit about you.
  8. Show gratitude for everything you have in your life, be kind to those that have helped you, say thank you.
  9. Help others as well, if you’re able, even if it’s just a kind word.
  10. Do things that challenge you, don’t always take the easy road, you won’t learn that way.
  11. Be the change that you want to see in the world.  Don’t worry about what everyone else is doing if you want the world to be a better place, then it starts with you.

So, are you going to sit on the couch just hoping that 2017 is going to be a better year?  Or are you going to start living your life instead of just existing? Are you going to make 2017 better just by looking at things in a different way, by experiencing things you’ve never experienced? That’s all it takes….. how good 2017 is, will be entirely up to you.