THE BREAK OF A NEW YEAR.........2023

The annual tradition continues.  Here is my wish list for my tribe in 2023.  

“Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come.”        -Victor Hugo

2023 should be the year you optimize yourself over everyone else.  

I expect massive storm clouds to appear in 2023.  Face into this storm.

There are 2 types of people in the world.  Those who make things happen and those who asked what just happened?  Which type are you at the end of 2022?  

To overcome anything in life you must get off the "What happened" page to the "make it happen" page.  Circumstances are the rulers of the weak, but they are the tools of the wise.  The happiest people are not those who have no problems but are those who have encountered difficulties and even tragedies and have overcome them.  A challenge only becomes an obstacle when you bow to it.   Today begin to realize how many great things could happen to you by simply confronting the things that scare you most.

Before the year closes begin to forgive those who wronged you in 2022.  Stop keeping score.  Harboring grudges is poison to our body, mind, and soul. Today, deal with it and remove it. Begin to forgive quickly and freely with no conditions attached.  When we choose to forgive, we gain personal freedom in how we think.  Once you forget what you are worth, you forget what you deserve….

However difficult we may find it to let go, there is never a wrong time to do the right thing. Remember as humans we are designed to face the very same defects and failings as others do.  This reality allows us to keep things in their proper perspective.  When you are able to forgive, you get back into alignment with your purpose and plan and are able to share your talents with the world.

Every person needs to take one day away to sharpen the blade.  To go out with the setting sun on an empty beach is to truly embrace your solitude. A beach is not only a sweep of sand but shells of sea creatures, sea glass, seaweed, and the incongruous objects washed up by the ocean. A simple life is good for me. I don't need a whole lot to rest there.

Today, become the shaft of lightning or the glowing candle that illuminates your world. Be fast, furious, bold, and strong. Arrive quickly and depart just as fast, leaving behind a brighter mind or soul, or heart in all you touch. Your gifts lie not in what change brings to you, but rather in casting light on what you can bring to the world. In your work be legendary; in your life make history.

Life is a show. It's up to you how to make your own story, do your own show and how to live the show you are on. You choose who you need to meet, where you should have your scenes, or which scenes you want to do. How awesome your mind can do right?  Get to it now.......create your own story for 2023. 

The steps for you to consider for 2023

Managing your emotions isn't the same as suppressing them. Ignoring your sadness or pretending you don't feel pain won't make those emotions go away.

In fact, unaddressed emotional wounds are likely to get worse over time. Embrace the suck of bad emotions so you can climb the mountain of positive ones in the future.  That will be important this year because I expect financial hardships to spike in 2023. And there's a good chance suppressing your feelings will cause you to turn to unhealthy coping skills--like food or alcohol.

It's important to acknowledge your feelings while also recognizing that your emotions don't have to control you. If you wake up on the wrong side of the bed, you can take control of your mood and turn your day around. If you are angry, you can choose to calm yourself down.

Individuals who believe their talents can be developed through hard work, good strategies, and input from others have a growth mindset. They tend to achieve more than those with a more fixed mindset those who believe their talents are innate gifts. This is because they worry less about looking smart and put more energy into learning.  Embrace this mindset in 2023. 

Writing helps build your self- awareness.  Consider beginning a journal in 2023. 

Writing daily will help improve your self-awareness practice by providing you with a written record of your thoughts, so you can reflect on them more easily than relying on your memory alone. As you write, you'll begin to see what's holding you back from making the change you want to make in your life.

How do you see the present moment?  I'm expecting a bad financial year in 2023, but when we get to October of 2023 I'm expecting a massive upturn in things because the early failures of 2023 will lead to a rebirth in late 2023.  Is your current perception reality? Only a quiet mind perceives the world''s reality. Sometimes our perception is not reality because we look through the eyes of hurt, pain, anger, envy, the unseen. We are enslaved by anything we do not consciously see. But we are freed by our conscious perception. What we all have to learn is, that we're responsible for our perception of things. As we gain wisdom, we see the magic in things because our senses grow sharper. Reality is that which, when we stop believing in it, doesn't go away.

We all go through daily evolution of ourselves and each other. It is what guides us to do the best we can do, especially when it really matters. However, it can also derail us from meeting our ultimate potential and goals when we try to do too much with such little time. When this happens, it deflates our self-worth and erodes our confidence in ourselves. And if we are not focused on the big stuff, we are not meeting our greatest potential.  Change that in 2023. 

Embrace the suck of change.  People struggle with change because they have a hard time imagining a world that doesn't yet exist.  They wait until the change becomes obvious to adapt.  People who do that fade to black.  Avoid this in 2023

Not only does listening enhance your ability to understand better and make you a better communicator, it also makes the experience of speaking to you more enjoyable to other people.  Listening connects us to others and connectedness has been shown to be the key to human happiness. Our human connections and relationships matter far more to us and our wellbeing than money, or fame, or material possessions. We urgently need to reclaim the art of listening.  Enhance this in 2023.  

There is a difference between putting an idea away versus giving up.

Call it semantics, but there is a fundamental difference between "quitting" something in a fit of frustration, and taking an idea to the end of its path and then deciding, calmly and with a clear head, that it's time to move on to something else.

When you "give up," you continue to carry that baggage with you long into the future. You still think about it. You wonder. You may even feel regret.  

That's very different than fighting as long as you can for an idea and then realizing its time to pivot, or shift, or move on all together.  Right now many people who bought Bitcoin in 2020-21 think they made a mistake at the break of 2023.  The picture tells you where I think we are with respect to Bitcoin and why I very bullish for October 2023.

Have a happy New Year !