El próximo año no será diferente a menos que tú lo hagas así

Año nuevo, yo nuevo.

¿Cuántas veces ha oído esta frase?

How many New Year’s Eves have you spent swearing to yourself that the following year will represent your nuevo comienzo y una oportunidad para empezar a hacer las cosas de otra manera?

¿Cuántas veces te has prometido a ti mismo y a los demás que cambiarás en el momento en que el reloj marque la medianoche?

That you’ll bury the old you – the girl who kept on letting the wrong people in her life, didn’t sleep enough, kept a bad diet, led an unhealthy life, didn’t take care of herself the way she should’ve, procrastinated, and made overall lousy judgments and life decisions?

How many times have you written down your New Years’ resolutions? ¿Y cuántas veces las ha cumplido?

How many times have you sworn that this is the year that you’ll finally start working out and hitting the gym, icut all ties with your past and forget your ex tóxico , or at last ditch that player who’s been leaving you and coming back in your life as he pleases?

The year that you’ll pass that exam that’s been on your shoulders for ages, take that trip you’ve been dreaming of ever since you can remember, get rid of all of your fake friends?

The year that you’ll do something about changing your shitty job and  finally put yourself first? Where you’ll learn the importance of self-care and self-love?

¿Cuántos nuevos comienzos ¿tenías realmente? ¿Cuántos 1 de enero has esperado con impaciencia para hacer cambios cruciales en tu vida?

Sería imposible siquiera contarlo, ¿verdad?

Cuando se acerca diciembre y el fin de año, uno siempre se hace ilusiones.

Decides firmemente pasar página, empezar a trabajar en tu desarrollo personal y poner tu vida en orden.

Sin embargo, ¿qué ocurre?

The New Year euphoria passes by you, you go back to your old habits and daily routines, and before you know it, you’ve forgotten all about your resolutions .

That’s it – until another December starts knocking on your door.

Otro diciembre en el que vuelves al punto de partida y te arrastras a este círculo interminable de promesas vacías que, de alguna manera, siempre acaban en decepciones.

¿Qué le hace pensar que esta vez las cosas serán diferentes?

Don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying that you don’t have what it takes to transform yourself into the woman you should become.

I’m not claiming that you don’t possess the inner strength and capacity needed to make some important decisions regarding your life and actually stick to them.

In fact, I’m just trying to open your eyes and make you realize that things won’t instantly get better just because you think you’re closing a chapter of your life the moment an old year comes to an end.

Santa won’t come with a magic wand to do your dirty job for you, as much as you’d like him to.

You’re the one who has to make these changes, without anyone’s help.

La que tiene todo el poder en sus manos y la única que puede cambiar su vida a mejor.

You’re the only one responsible for your own destiny and the creator of your own happiness.

La que tiene que tomar cartas en el asunto y esforzarse de verdad por marcar las diferencias.

So, yes, there’s a possibility for this new year of your life to be better than any of the ones before.

There’s a possibility for it to be your turning point, but you’re the one who has to make it that way.

It’s your responsibility to meet your own expectations and it’s up to you to transform your dreams into reality.

Depende de ti cambiar tus patrones de comportamiento y darte cuenta de que you can’t keep on doing the same things while hoping to get a different result.

It’s on you to push yourself to become better and improve the quality of your life.

It’s up to you to start chasing your own goals and dreams, without expecting someone else to do it for you.

It’s your responsibility not to repeat your mistakes, or allow yourself to dwell on the past.

It’s up to you to start living your life, instead of just planning it.

Por supuesto, nada de esto puede suceder de la noche a la mañana. Sin embargo, ocurrirá si decides dedicarle toda tu energía, tiempo y esfuerzo.

Besides, you don’t need to see a calendar switch to make any of these things happen.

You don’t have to wait for January 1st or even next Monday to start working on these changes.

If you’re really up to it, what is the point of waiting? Why not start right now?