Il prossimo anno non sarà diverso, a meno che non lo facciate diventare tale

Anno nuovo - nuovo me.

Quante volte avete sentito questa frase?

How many New Year’s Eves have you spent swearing to yourself that the following year will represent your nuovo inizio e un'opportunità per iniziare a fare le cose in modo diverso?

Quante volte avete promesso a voi stessi e agli altri che sareste cambiati nel momento in cui l'orologio avrebbe suonato la mezzanotte?

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? E quante volte vi siete attenuti ad esse?

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 tossico , 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?

Quanti nuovi inizi hai effettivamente avuto? Quanti primi gennaio avete atteso con impazienza di fare dei cambiamenti cruciali nella vostra vita?

Sarebbe impossibile anche solo contare, giusto?

Quando dicembre si avvicina e la fine dell'anno è alle porte, si nutrono sempre grandi speranze.

Decidete fermamente di voltare pagina, di iniziare a lavorare sul vostro sviluppo personale e di mettere ordine nella vostra vita.

Tuttavia, cosa succede?

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.

Un altro dicembre in cui si torna al punto di partenza e ci si trascina in questo circolo infinito di promesse vuote che in qualche modo finiscono sempre in delusioni.

Cosa vi fa pensare che questa volta le cose andranno diversamente?

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.

L'unica che ha tutto il potere nelle sue mani e l'unica che può cambiare la sua vita in meglio.

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

Quella che deve prendere in mano la situazione e impegnarsi per fare la differenza.

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.

Sta a voi cambiare i vostri modelli comportamentali e rendervi conto che 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.

Naturalmente, nulla di tutto ciò può accadere da un giorno all'altro. Tuttavia, accadrà se deciderete di metterci tutta la vostra energia, il vostro tempo e il vostro impegno.

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?