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2017 Is YOUR year.

What are some ways to help make 2017 your year?

Reagan Dolliver

Jan 09, 2017

George Mason University

How can the new year build a new you?

1. Leave the toxic relationships in the past

This may be a very hard thing to do and may take a lot of time, but in the end, it is for your better. Stressing and worrying are tiring and makes it hard for you to move on. The only way that you can let go is if you remove these relationships, no matter how hard it is.

2. Go into the year with an open mind.

Anything can happen. You could meet your future spouse, get your dream job, graduate school, anything. The world is what you want it to be. This is your year for it to happen.

3. Take opportunities when you have it.

If you get offered a job and aren't sure whether to take it or not, do it. Allow yourself to experience these amazing things and take every chance when you get it. You can experience amazing times and meet many people while on the journey.

4. Be Selfish When You Need To

Your life is YOURS. Being selfish sometimes is not wrong, as long as that is not your holding you back. It is your life and whatever you make it is your decision.

5. Focus On The Positives

If your life is only consumed with negative thoughts, you are bound to be a negative person. Try focusing on the positive things in your life, even if it is small.

6. Allow People Into Your Life

Letting people in is a big thing. There are many times I wish I could go back and reconnect with someone that I stopped talking to. Allow new people in and explore different types of personalities and people. You may end up meeting the best person in your life by allowing this.

7. Minimize Social Media

Social Media has overtaken our society in a way that it hard to stay off of it. Try to limit the amount of social media that you use so that you can live in the moment, not through your phone.

8. Work On Being A Better Friend

Everybody makes mistakes in friendships, but try to make yourself a better friend to allow yourself to be happier with the friendship.

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2017 Is YOUR year.

What are some ways to help make 2017 your year?

1. Leave the toxic relationships in the past

2. Go into the year with an open mind.

3. Take opportunities when you have it.

4. Be Selfish When You Need To

5. Focus On The Positives

6. Allow People Into Your Life

7. Minimize Social Media

8. Work On Being A Better Friend

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2. Appointments usually accompany weird looks.

3. Introducing yourself to someone is never without a hitch.

4. You’ve probably thought about changing your name.

5. You’re often asked why you have the name you do.

6. You get excited when you meet someone of your gender with your name.

7. You feel awkward when you meet someone of the opposite gender with your name.

8. You’ve had someone say to you, “I knew a [your name], but they were [your opposite gender].”

9. You’ve heard a bad joke/pick-up line or two about your name before.

10. People are surprised when they see you.

11. You’re extra sensitive to other unique or unisex names.

12. You’ve fought with your parents about it.

13. All things considered, you’re happy your name makes you unique.

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5. Your kids are going to look like Casper the Friendly Ghost!

6. *holds arm against your arm* Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. *holds pale arm against another pale arm* Aw, at least you're darker than her!

8. I laid out by the pool almost every day over break!

9. I haven't used sunscreen since I was, like, five.

10. *adjusts selfie lighting to their face* Oops, where'd you go??

11. *after working out* Your face is SO red!

12. *wears white* Look! You're all one color!

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14. Aren't you excited for summer?

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7. holds pale arm against another pale arm Aw, at least you're darker than her!

10. adjusts selfie lighting to their face Oops, where'd you go??

11. after working out Your face is SO red!

12. wears white Look! You're all one color!