7 Minutes To Start 2025 Right
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Why is today significant for starting the year?
Hey, it's your friend Mel. And I woke up today and you were on my mind and I'm like, I have something that I want to say to you. Because today is the first day of the new year and I want you to really listen to what I'm about to tell you. Because I know something about you. I know that you're someone who really wants to make this the best year ever. And you're someone who not only has amazing dreams and goals and a vision for your life, which I think is so cool, but you're also willing to do the hard things that it's going to take to get there. You're willing to do the boring things, the annoying things, and that's what it's going to take. And that's why I know you're capable of bringing this vision for your life and bringing your dreams and your goals into the real world and making it a reality. And so I wanted to start this year off today by personally reminding you, you have power. In fact, you have so much more power than you realize. I didn't realize this until I was 54 years old. And that's why I want to remind you of this.
What is the power you hold for your life?
It took me too long to figure this out. And now that I've figured out that I have power and that you have power and how to tap into that power, there's no way I'm going back. And so I'm going to start this year by reminding you that your year is going to be amazing, not because of what other people are doing, definitely not because of what's happening in the world around you, but your year is going to be amazing because you understand. that your power is always in how you respond to what's happening. It's how you respond to what other people are doing.
How can you shift your focus this year?
See, for far too long, you're probably like me. You're tired and overwhelmed and you feel powerless. The problem isn't you. The problem is you've been unknowingly giving your power to other people, to what they think, to what they do, to what they say, to their moods. It's exhausting, isn't it? That's why you have no time and energy. This year is going to be different. This year is going to be different because like me, you're going to use the let them theory this year. And if you don't know what that is, I'm going to talk a lot about it this year because the Let Them Theory is a simple mindset tool that immediately shows you what's in your control and what's not in your control.
What is the Let Them Theory?
And any psychologist will tell you, when you spend time and energy on things that are not in your control, it just stresses you out. We're not doing that this year. We're taking our power back. How do you do that? You're going to learn to let them. Anytime somebody is making you upset or stressing you out or worrying you or hurting you or draining your energy or not making you happy or blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, you're just going to say, let them. When you say let them, you're recognizing if you can't control it and you can't change another person, why on earth would you spend any of your time and energy trying to?
How do you regain control of your energy?
So when you say let them, you not only give up control, you gain it. You get your time and energy back. And this is time and energy that you need this year. so you can focus on living your life in a way that makes you proud, let me remind myself that my life is my responsibility. And let's look at that word responsibility. Responsibility is just the ability to respond. And when you start to respond to the world around you in a way that makes you proud, when you start to respond to situations in a more peaceful and confident manner, when you start to respond to the daily stressors by not allowing it to stress you out, You know what you have? You have power because I can choose what I think, what I do or don't do, and what I say and feel in response to this.
What does responsibility mean in your life?
When you focus on what you can control, you're not going to recognize yourself because you're going to start to value the time and energy that you need to change your life. And let's just talk about your time and energy. They're the two most important resources that you have this year. Because what you pour your time into and where you put your energy, that determines your experience of life.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why is today significant for starting the year?
0:00–1:06
2
What is the power you hold for your life?
1:06–1:39
3
How can you shift your focus this year?
1:39–2:18
4
What is the Let Them Theory?
2:18–2:51
5
How do you regain control of your energy?
2:51–3:40
6
What does responsibility mean in your life?
3:40–7:12
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