New Year, Same You

New Year, New Me? More like, New Year, Same You.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) December 30, 2014

Today's message is timely because it's January 1, 2015. Around this time, you'll hear people on & offline saying New Year, New Me. The premise behind New Year, New Me is to get rid of the old and ring in a new year on a fresh note. Honestly, I've never felt the need to utter New Year, New Me because it's cliche. Some people utter that phrase because it sounds good, but some of them probably won't put any action behind it. Motivational tweets are fine & good, but if they don't have action behind them, then it's useless. I'm a work in progress all year, not just on January 1st (insert year). I live each day striving to do better, so that at the end of the year I'll have no regrets about what I should've, could've or would've done. Each new year is a chance to set new goals and implement the game plan. When I hear New Year, New Me it's like people making New Year's Resolutions. You have 3 types of NYR (New Year's Resolution) makers: 1. Those who make resolutions and see them through to the end. 2. People who make resolutions and abandon them within the first few weeks or months. 3. Those who make resolutions just to hear themselves. Most people will fall into one of these categories. I've noticed that some people don't have to say New Year, New Me because they have nothing to prove to anyone. They're too busy living that statement. In conclusion, if you're going to say New Year, New Me, please put some action behind that phrase. Otherwise, it's cliche. Be Blessed & Happy New Year.