Out with the old, and in with the new. 2017, you broke me, you challenged me, you throw curve balls that I never saw coming, but you shaped who I am right now, and for that I am grateful. Thank you for challenging me and proving that I can overcome anything that I put my mind to. Thanks to what you have taught me, I have put together 18 rules I have for myself in 2018. For anyone reading this, these rules are open for interpretation. Apply them to your own life, and I guarantee you are going to KILL this year. You've got this.

18 rules to live by in 2018.

1. YOU define your own happiness.

2. Take the risk.

3. Work hard, play hard.

4. Set goals and accomplish them.

5. Give.

6. Life is too short to care what people think-be who you want to be.

7. No more saying "I can't."

8. Challenge yourself.

9. Trust yourself.

10. Be care-free, not careless.

11. Experience the experience.

12. Kill them with kindness.

13. Be kind.

14. 72 hour rule - if it is not going to matter in 72 hours it's not worth worrying about.

15. Love yourself.

16. Think, but do not over analyze.

17. Do not settle.

18. Live in the moment.