New beginnings can be exciting, scary and a stack of emotions in between.
We this in mind, I thought I’d put together a post of my favorite thought-provoking new year, new beginning quotes.
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Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. – Carl Bard
You can’t go back but you can start today for a rocking tomorrow.
You might also get a lot out of my post 20 Questions To Ask Yourself If You Had a Tough Year.
Asking the right questions can make a big difference in how we look at situations, how we grow from them, and how we keep moving forward in life.
Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. – Benjamin Franklin
It’s all about growth, progress, and being a better man/woman than you were yesterday. Right up the Write Change Grow alley!
Start now. Start where you are. Start with fear. Start with pain. Start with doubt. Start with hands shaking. Start with the voice trembling but start. Start and don’t stop. Start where you are, with what you have. Just…start. – Unknown
This one pretty much sums it all up – Start NOW.
I’m half way through reading a brilliant new book I want to tell you about. It’s called The Let Them Theory by the amazing Mel Robbins and I feel that it is going to be a game-changer for me going forward. If you want to start the new year right, I suggest you grab yourself a copy of this book and dive in. If you implement the lessons in this book, it may take your life in a whole new direction.
We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and a mystery. – H.G. Wells
We get so caught up in schedules, meetings, deadlines, day planners, calendars and to-do lists that we forget to marvel at the miracle and mystery of life.
Related post – 12 Thought-Provoking Time Quotes
A happy life is just a string of happy moments. But most people don’t allow the happy moment. Because they’re so busy trying to get a happy life. – Abraham-Hicks
The secret to happiness – it’s all about living in the moment.
You can. End of story. – Unknown
Okay, I admit this one isn’t about new year or new beginnings. What it is about is achieving that big goal you have set for this year. Ditch the self-doubt. Believe you can do it and get in there and get it done – end of story.
What counts most is not the enormity of the task but the size of the courage. – Matthieu Ricard
Another one for anyone with a big goal on their plate this year. Be courageous!
People will try to tell you who you are. Don’t believe that shit.– Unknown
Again I went slightly off the brief with this one but it spoke to me so I had to include it. I had people trying to tell me who I was last year and it sucked. Don’t be fooled. You know who you are!
Related posts –
- 10 Powerful Ways to Improve Your Self-Worth and Self-Esteem
- 12 Things To Remember When You Think You’re Not Good Enough
- Don’t Let Anyone Else Define Your Worth
And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been – Rainer Maria Rilka
A reminder that each new day/year is full of exciting opportunities and adventures with the chance to do things we have never done before.
Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us. – Hal Borland
Use your wisdom wisely.
Bonus quote
The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot. – Michael Altshuler
Just in case you’re sitting there wondering what the hell happened to last year, I hope this one helps. Yes, the years fly by but it’s what you do with them that counts.
Regardless of whether you are beginning a new chapter in your life or treating the new year as a turning point for better habits and actions, remember you are the pilot of your own life.
You get to choose which direction you go in. You get to choose your next step. So what amazing adventures and projects do you have in store for the New Year?
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