hello you beautiful humans I hope you had a wonderful new year
hey guys welcome back I really do hope you had an awesome 2017
if it was great if it was a little short of great
if it was a bajillion times short of great
that's ok because this is the beauty of the new year
so here's the setting intentions and reminders for the year to come
these are eight things I'd like to do more of in 2018
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them some love down below and let's get started the first and most important
thing I'd like to do is to do more of what makes me uncomfortable you may be
thinking why would anyone want to do that well research has found that while
the act of doing things that make you uncomfortable may not feel the best in
the moment a little bit of discomfort can actually go a long way in the
department of personal development my 2017 was all about working on myself and
working in general I worked a lot this year and I kind of use it as an excuse
to indulge in my introvertedness and shyness and spend days in my cave
distance from society I mean you have to make some sacrifices right but this year
I'm gonna make it a point to replug myself back into the system I'd like to
meet more like-minded people more creators collaborate with other
youtubers put myself out there even more and not be afraid to try new things work
with different people inside and outside of the industry I cannot schmooze for
the life of me I've never liked the word networking nor have I ever liked the act
of networking so there'll be some very very awkward and uncomfortable situations to
come in the very new future but I shall persist nonetheless
after all feelings of resistance and discomfort are sure signs that were
learning growing expanding and challenging ourselves to move onward and
upward the second thing I want to do more of is to plan more 2017 was a year
execution and doing I wanted to think less and to do more and to not be bogged
down by my overthinking tendencies and just your friendly neighborhood
paralysis by analysis I learned the ways of the perceiver and
the formerly forward and enigmatic concept of going with the flow *dab* my life
previously was very structured and decided I mean lists of things just so I
can cross it off and I seldom took any action because I spent the majority of
my time planning and walking over the details so in 2018 I'd like to take the
best of what I've learned from both sides of the spectrum and be a flexible
and adaptable planner to make this possible I made a pact with myself to
stick with using a planner for the rest of the year yes one whole year not just
for January not just for the first exciting months of the year the whole
year with the help of the super functional and aesthetic planner a few
benefits of planning include helping you be more organized helping you reduce
your stress helping you stay in the moment helping you be more proactive and
less reactive playing offense versus playing defense if you will
thanks Garyvee and it helps you stay true to your words which is something
that I need a lot of help with the third thing I like to do more of is to deepen
my faith for me to get to get to where I am today for me to be alive and happy and healthy
after years of living in my own version of the dark ages I'm certain I couldn't
have gone this far without some major divine intervention in Buddhism it is
believed that man could cultivate himself
to enlightenment and godhood and this is something I want to remember daily this
year be it faith in myself in God in Buddhas in Daos the universe or just
something greater than myself quoting one of my favorite books the power of
habit it wasn't God that mattered it was
belief itself that made a difference once people learned how to believe in
something that skill started spilling over to other parts of their lives until
they started to believe they could change and to take that a step further
quoting the founder of Falun Dafa Li Hongzhi what is true faith you're
merely saying with your mouth that you have faith but in your heart you don't
actually have faith when you truly have faith your actions match your words and
that is what I'm striving for this year to be rooted in faith in my heart and
from my actions to mirror my beliefs because when you truly and
wholeheartedly believe in yourself and that the universe is conspiring to make
magic happen for you it will the fourth thing I like to do more of is to drink
more water I found that water is almost always the
answer for everything exhaustion lack of water brain feels
foggy water dry skin water better skin water chapped lips water sore throat
warm water I know you are watching this mom random food cravings not enough water
too much heat in my body according to Chinese medicine water flush out toxins
water fever water you get the point drinking more water also encourages more
trips to the bathroom which encourages more physical activity throughout the
day all things I could use more of in my life as I'm usually sitting in front of
the computer all day this year I'll always strive to have a cup or a bottle
of water next to me wherever I am once it's empty I'll refill it right away and
continue the cycle until forever now that my brain is functioning properly
and my face is nice and plump from consuming enough water I'd like to put
more effort into looking presentable because this is how I dress 358 days out
of the year for the new year I like to swap out sweat pants for jeans and
culottes buns for beach waves and the face of a five-year-old boy for a fresh
lightly made up face as I mentioned in my self-care
video taking care of yourself and your appearance is like taking care of your
space it's a reflection of your inner state and a form of self respect I
clearly need to take my own advice more often in 2018 I want to create more and
consume less more manifestos more letters to the boy I love more
challenging myself to create meaningful beautiful masterpieces that frustrate
the heck out of me while creating but leaves me feeling so fulfilled and
accomplished after I'm done this is the whole knowing what makes you happy and
doing more of an thing I've had my fair share of potato moments in 2017
mindlessly consuming content and being the biggest homebody and that's okay
but in 2018 I hope to fill the majority of my time creating meaningful things be
it videos doodling art making new friends building new relationships even
adding more artwork to my apartment next I like to exercise more gratitude and
compassion this list will not be complete without this point a recent New
York Times article states that the link between having compassion and gratitude
naturally leads to more self-control in life and in keeping your New Year's
resolutions this past year whenever I dipped below baseline contentless into
freakout mode it's usually when I forget how lucky and fortunate I am to be me to
be alive and to be a functional human being who has the capacity to take full
responsibility of my actions and my realities one of my favorite quotes from
Tony Robbins is that when you're grateful you can't feel anger and you can't feel fear
and I'd like to add that when you're grateful you can't be anything other than grateful
you can't feel any negative emotions when you're
overwhelmed with pure gratitude so this year to minimize my lapses of
entitlement and selfishness I'm going to write down three things I'm grateful for
every morning and every night in my planner researchers have found that
cultivating gratitude leads to better relationships better physical and mental
health and better sleep it also reduces aggression improves self-esteem and
increase mental strength and lastly I'd like to be more consistent I want to
continue to grow myself my faith my career and my relationships to the best
of my ability I like to minimize my peaks and my valleys this year and to be less
of a fickle rocket that shoots up and runs out of fuel every couple of months
I want to be consistent in my day-to-day routines consistent in going to bed
earlier and waking up earlier consistent in meditating and doing Qigong exercises daily
consistent in reading consistent and learning and consistent in being
after all it's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives it's what we
do consistently thank you guys so much for starting in years with me I hope
2018 is everything you dreamed of and more and that this year you'll do
all the things you've always told yourself you're gonna do all the things
that you said you wanted to do all the things that you said you're gonna do
you'll do it because I believe in you and remember whatever it is that we
truly truly believe can happen will happen let's make magic happen this year
together we will be with each other all of us amazing beautiful people watching
this we're all in this together and yes sending you guys so much love love you guys
so much thank you so much for being here and let's own 2018 that was pretty bad okay
bye