New year, new me. This is the mantra that millions will have and did have with the start of a new year.

It doesn’t if you rang in the new year with America or you celebrate it in February by following the lunar calendar, a thing we all have in common is the believe that with a new cycle, there is a chance at a fresh start. It is true that, we create this change on our own. No matter the beginning, time doesn't really make a difference if there is a fresh start or not.

What matters is the will to start a new project or continue on a journey a long time ago and you are using this opportunity to check in with yourself, the fact of the matter is now you have to work with keeping your goals.

Which leads to the question of, why do we break our New Year Resolutions? Is it truly laziness or forgetfulness? I know that I am guilty of that of both, but is there more to it than just the desire to not do a thing? What if it is the fear of change? Or perhaps the fear of failure? Are we wrapped up in the mentality of the desire to succeed in all that we do that we forget it is the process towards the journey that matters more than the end result? Are we so worried of becoming something so different that we try to sabotage ourselves at every possible moment to keep ourselves stagnant and never amount to our true possible potential?

In preparation for this new year, I have been watching my social media feed for the reactions and goals. A lot of which they compared 2017 to be simply a chapter in our lives that represents our lowest point and 2018 is gradual rise from the ashes. I like to think of it in that way to.

We love underdog stories and what better underdog story than our own? 2016 was the year of warning and 2017 is the year of the villain gaining strength and beating us down. 2018 will be the year we discover our own strength and overcome the adversaries of the previous year.

This year, we will learn to fight back, learn to love ourselves, learn a skill, learn to eat health, learn to appreciate the small things or anything else you want to try. The thing we must remember is that there will always be failure, the real quest is learning to continue walking forward even after stumbling. We keep moving forward instead of abandoning the project just because we messed up a deadline or forget to work out for a week.

So here is my wish to you all dear readers of 2018. I wish for you to be happy and find success in not only this new year but every year afterward. I hope this year is filled with love and happiness. Continue to work hard, soon it will be all worth it.