Comments on: What No One Will Tell You About The New Year http://www.rockyourday.com/what-no-one-will-tell-you-about-the-new-year/ Stay Focused, Work Smarter and Stomp Stress Flat, Baby! Sun, 07 Nov 2010 16:55:52 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Procrastinating http://www.rockyourday.com/what-no-one-will-tell-you-about-the-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-11431 Procrastinating Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:52:59 +0000 http://www.rockyourday.com/?p=480#comment-11431 Hey! I totally freak out that January 1st has no special meaning or event! I totally disagree because in our tradition here in our country, I must say it is the one of the special days in a year. This is the time that we will celebrate the 1st day of the New Year such as we will go for a dinner or go to the beach with my family. This family reunion will be one the custom that means we look forward for a happy and abundant year ahead of us. Hey! I totally freak out that January 1st has no special meaning or event! I totally disagree because in our tradition here in our country, I must say it is the one of the special days in a year. This is the time that we will celebrate the 1st day of the New Year such as we will go for a dinner or go to the beach with my family. This family reunion will be one the custom that means we look forward for a happy and abundant year ahead of us.

]]> By: Caelan Huntress http://www.rockyourday.com/what-no-one-will-tell-you-about-the-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-10285 Caelan Huntress Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:42:59 +0000 http://www.rockyourday.com/?p=480#comment-10285 I have to disagree, Dave. As much as I like what you say and how you say it, January 1 is a special, magical day for some people...because they have DECIDED that it is. If that decision is stronger than their old, bad habits, then this decision can trump any habits they are trying to break, or make. You are right, that Jan 1 is no different than June 18, and if someone says "By all that's holy, on June 18 I will never smoke another cigarette again!" then they can make this 'magic day' be the crutch they need for certainty. Personally? I don't make new years resolutions. I make birthday resolutions. My birthday is January 7, so I get a week to think about my goals before I make them serious. And January 7 is undeniably a day that something happens; sure, no special effects happen at midnight, nothing changes in the organic composition of my body from one day to the next, but I start TELLING people I am older. In my mind, I have to change a paradigm; whenever a person, a form, or a website asks me for my age, I have a new answer to give, because from one day to the next, everything HAS changed in one little slice of my identity. If I can tack a few new goals onto that change, and make the new me, with the new identity, a little better defined than how my habits made me last year, then the magic WORKS. .-= Caelan Huntress´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.salesmanifestation.com/node/18" rel="nofollow">USE THE LAW OF ATTRACTION TO MAKE MORE SALES!</a> =-. I have to disagree, Dave. As much as I like what you say and how you say it, January 1 is a special, magical day for some people…because they have DECIDED that it is.

If that decision is stronger than their old, bad habits, then this decision can trump any habits they are trying to break, or make.

You are right, that Jan 1 is no different than June 18, and if someone says “By all that’s holy, on June 18 I will never smoke another cigarette again!” then they can make this ‘magic day’ be the crutch they need for certainty.

Personally? I don’t make new years resolutions. I make birthday resolutions. My birthday is January 7, so I get a week to think about my goals before I make them serious. And January 7 is undeniably a day that something happens; sure, no special effects happen at midnight, nothing changes in the organic composition of my body from one day to the next, but I start TELLING people I am older. In my mind, I have to change a paradigm; whenever a person, a form, or a website asks me for my age, I have a new answer to give, because from one day to the next, everything HAS changed in one little slice of my identity. If I can tack a few new goals onto that change, and make the new me, with the new identity, a little better defined than how my habits made me last year, then the magic WORKS.
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]]> By: Saturday Showcase: 1/9/10 « Too Full Of Hands http://www.rockyourday.com/what-no-one-will-tell-you-about-the-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-10283 Saturday Showcase: 1/9/10 « Too Full Of Hands Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:01:11 +0000 http://www.rockyourday.com/?p=480#comment-10283 [...] What Noone Will Tell You About the New Year - Dave Navarro, Rock Your Day [...] [...] What Noone Will Tell You About the New Year – Dave Navarro, Rock Your Day [...]

]]> By: Debbie http://www.rockyourday.com/what-no-one-will-tell-you-about-the-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-10274 Debbie Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:02:07 +0000 http://www.rockyourday.com/?p=480#comment-10274 I've been reading and following your blog for I don't know how long. Its always good stuff, but every once in a while you hit on something that really hooks me. "Fight like hell" hooked me. And while I haven't busted any earth shattering moves to radically change my life.....last night "I fought like hell" and turned off the TV and Facebook to do something productive and today "I fought like hell" to walk by the coffee cake on the kitchen table at work. Thanks I’ve been reading and following your blog for I don’t know how long. Its always good stuff, but every once in a while you hit on something that really hooks me.
“Fight like hell” hooked me. And while I haven’t busted any earth shattering moves to radically change my life…..last night “I fought like hell” and turned off the TV and Facebook to do something productive and today “I fought like hell” to walk by the coffee cake on the kitchen table at work. Thanks

]]> By: Why I’ll Never Make It as a Pro Blogger | Jason Boom http://www.rockyourday.com/what-no-one-will-tell-you-about-the-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-10271 Why I’ll Never Make It as a Pro Blogger | Jason Boom Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:37:40 +0000 http://www.rockyourday.com/?p=480#comment-10271 [...] I feel relieved in telling you this, actually. In getting this off my chest, I feel like I’ve given myself a chance. It’s a new year and, yes, amazing things are possible, but I’m still me. I’m going to be carrying these insecurities, fears, and shortcomings with me. Nothing has really changed from 2009 to 2010. [...] [...] I feel relieved in telling you this, actually. In getting this off my chest, I feel like I’ve given myself a chance. It’s a new year and, yes, amazing things are possible, but I’m still me. I’m going to be carrying these insecurities, fears, and shortcomings with me. Nothing has really changed from 2009 to 2010. [...]

]]> By: logos coaching http://www.rockyourday.com/what-no-one-will-tell-you-about-the-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-10269 logos coaching Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:31:42 +0000 http://www.rockyourday.com/?p=480#comment-10269 I agree with you about Jan 1 being just another day. Life evolves and one day leads into the next. The only thing different about Jan 1 is starting a new diary, the pages are always so pristine.....it's the small things in life..... I agree with you about Jan 1 being just another day. Life evolves and one day leads into the next. The only thing different about Jan 1 is starting a new diary, the pages are always so pristine…..it’s the small things in life…..

]]> By: Business Development | Social Media Literacy | GTD and Productivity Workflow http://www.rockyourday.com/what-no-one-will-tell-you-about-the-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-10254 Business Development | Social Media Literacy | GTD and Productivity Workflow Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:29:56 +0000 http://www.rockyourday.com/?p=480#comment-10254 [...] What No One Will Tell You About The New Year Hoping the new year will be a magical fresh start is well … naive. Because the shift from December 31st to January 1st is no different than June 17th to the 18th. There’s no magic. There’s no “new.” There’s the same you tomorrow as is present today. Even if you do get a temporary psychological boost from a “clean slate” attitude, it’s temporary. Your old habits will take over unless you fight like hell to change how you respond to your daily patterns. In other words, no one is coming to your rescue, and nothing will change until you do. [...] [...] What No One Will Tell You About The New Year Hoping the new year will be a magical fresh start is well … naive. Because the shift from December 31st to January 1st is no different than June 17th to the 18th. There’s no magic. There’s no “new.” There’s the same you tomorrow as is present today. Even if you do get a temporary psychological boost from a “clean slate” attitude, it’s temporary. Your old habits will take over unless you fight like hell to change how you respond to your daily patterns. In other words, no one is coming to your rescue, and nothing will change until you do. [...]

]]> By: Productivity, Motivation, and Personal Development Links – 3rd January 2010 - DIGTD - Making You More Productive http://www.rockyourday.com/what-no-one-will-tell-you-about-the-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-10250 Productivity, Motivation, and Personal Development Links – 3rd January 2010 - DIGTD - Making You More Productive Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:00:21 +0000 http://www.rockyourday.com/?p=480#comment-10250 [...] third link is to a frank but true post from Rock Your Day titled What No One Will Tell You About The New Year. Now this is a post that I agree with. The New Year is not a new start, it is a new day. However, [...] [...] third link is to a frank but true post from Rock Your Day titled What No One Will Tell You About The New Year. Now this is a post that I agree with. The New Year is not a new start, it is a new day. However, [...]

]]> By: Gott Nytt 2010 : Key Coaching http://www.rockyourday.com/what-no-one-will-tell-you-about-the-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-10249 Gott Nytt 2010 : Key Coaching Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:58:11 +0000 http://www.rockyourday.com/?p=480#comment-10249 [...] är tyvärr ofta dömda att misslyckas. Dave Navarro skriver på sin blogg Rock Your Day om What No One Will Tell You About The New Year: New Year’s Day is around the corner, and everyone is talking about goals, plans and resolutions. [...] [...] är tyvärr ofta dömda att misslyckas. Dave Navarro skriver på sin blogg Rock Your Day om What No One Will Tell You About The New Year: New Year’s Day is around the corner, and everyone is talking about goals, plans and resolutions. [...]

]]> By: Self-improvement round-up – Jan. 2, 2010 (goal setting and resolutions edition) http://www.rockyourday.com/what-no-one-will-tell-you-about-the-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-10247 Self-improvement round-up – Jan. 2, 2010 (goal setting and resolutions edition) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:55:07 +0000 http://www.rockyourday.com/?p=480#comment-10247 [...] Dave Navarro, in his typical ass-kicking fashion, advises that you approach your new year’s resolutions with your eyes wide open. Changing your behavior isn’t easy and will require consistent work and effort, so prepare for that. What No One Will Tell You About the New Year. [...] [...] Dave Navarro, in his typical ass-kicking fashion, advises that you approach your new year’s resolutions with your eyes wide open. Changing your behavior isn’t easy and will require consistent work and effort, so prepare for that. What No One Will Tell You About the New Year. [...]

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