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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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I admit it. Her words have stuck with me for decades now. She told me, “Don’t waste it.” She meant that I shouldn’t waste my time… my life. Just before she died, she told me, “Make it matter.” She wanted to make sure I knew not to waste the precious time I had, and to make my life matter.

Her dying words to a young chaplain.

And those words have lived within me in the 3 decades since.

They still shape my work and my philosophy.

I discussed not wasting life in a prior podcast episode.

But what does it mean to Make It Matter? How do we make sure our lives matter, not for our own self, but for the world? How do we leave this place better for our being here?
The MPI Triad helps to clarify. That triad holds Meaning, Purpose, and Impact. How we make sense of what happens, how we move into the world, and what difference it makes.

Let me tell you a bit more in this week’s podcast episode.

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