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January 1. Just another day.

And yet… there is something else about that day. Sure, it starts a new month. Yes, it starts a new year.

Psychologically, that new start… it matters.

We all need new starts. That is what I loved about being in school. When the semester ended, no matter how well (or poorly) I had done, it was over. The grade was locked in. Sure, I could consider what I could have done differently, but I couldn’t undo anything.

I moved on to the next class. A fresh start. New assignments, new opportunities, new possibilities.

Many of us get caught in the past, trying to figure out how to undo or redo what has already happened.

For this moment, though, as the new year starts, let’s look forward. Let’s look to the new year and decide how we want to move forward. How we want the next year to be MORE of what we want… new opportunities and possibilities.

In this episode of the Thriveology Podcast, I discuss some ways to start the new year strong. Listen in to find out.

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Book: Thrive Principles

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In the last podcast, I suggested giving up a Fear Life, and moving to a Fierce Life. That was not a life devoid of fear, but one that chose a path in spite of fear. It is the courageous life, lived with clarity and purpose, and with intensity.

Sometimes, how we think about ourselves, our personal beliefs, hold us back. We get caught up in “I’m not. . .” and “I can’t. . . .”

When I started running, I never knew when I could start calling myself a “runner.” When I decided to run? After my first run? After my first race? After running for a week, a month, a year?

Sometimes, it is the difference between process and product. For example, the “product” that many people want are 6-pack abs. They forget about the process of daily healthy choices. They get stuck on the end result, not the path to get there.

This is true with living a fierce life. That life is built one choice, one step, one day, at a time.

To be honest, when I was preparing for the last few podcasts, I found myself saying, “I don’t live a fierce life — I’m not fierce.” I let my old belief system establish whether I am that person or not. Do I always live fiercely? No. But can I choose to live MORE fiercely? Absolutely!

And a fierce life is built one choice, one decision, one action at a time. Slowly, you become FIERCE.

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Stepping Strongly Into the New Year

Beliefs, Behavior, and a Fierce Life