1st January 2025
This is a wonderful time of year that sneaks up on us. We knew that 2024 was winding down, we knew the 2025 was coming, and then suddenly, it’s here.
The first day of 2025
Faced with a calendar turning over, we suddenly have to get serious about the vague plans we had for “next year” because now that year is here.
Those resolutions we were thinking about, The things we were going to start, the habits we were going to quit?
All our runway has run out , Now we have to decide.
Will we commit to them? Will we make a serious go at it in 2025?
Or not.
It’s kind of mindblowing to think how many of us are coming simultaneously to this same crossroads.
Across the globe, millions of people all decide to embrace change—to get in shape, to start that big project, to be more present for their families, to give back, to finally read those books gathering dust on their shelves.
Or…they’ll tell themselves, “It’s just another day.”
They’ll tell themselves that they’ll start when they get back to the office, that one more drink won’t make a difference, that they don’t have to be so strict about it…after all, it’s still the holidays!
And they are already deferring, making excuses, choosing the easy way—the betrayal of self.
So here we are today, staring down the barrel of another year.
The truth is, the best time to demand more from yourself was years ago. But the second-best time? It’s right now.
Do what your nature demands.
Choose to challenge yourself this year.
Make a firm and clear resolution. Stop delaying.
You are out of runway. You are at a crossroads. Make the right call.
Put any missed opportunities from the past behind you and repeat this passage from Epictetus:
“Resolve to live as a grown-up who is making progress, and make whatever you think best a law, that you never set aside. And whenever you encounter anything that is difficult or pleasurable, or highly or lowly regarded, remember that the contest is now: you are at the Olympic Games, you cannot wait any longer, and that your progress is wrecked or preserved by a single day and a single event.”
Right now is your moment.
Not Monday.
Not “next year.”
Not “when things settle down.”
Now.
Because every day you delay is a day you’ll never get back.
This isn’t about being perfect. It’s about showing up. It’s about expecting more from yourself today than you did yesterday. It’s about making progress—not excuses. It’s what an achiever does.
So, what will you choose? Will you demand the best for yourself starting now? Or will 2025 be another year that passes you by?
You know what to decide.
Get ready for 2025, ‘Make a Difference – Now or Never.
Wish you a wonderful year ahead & Stay blessed forever.