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This is Laura.

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Today's tip is to try going into the new year repeating the phrase,

best year yet.

You just might find yourself leading a bigger and more fulfilling life.

Over the past few days, we have talked about lots of different ways for setting goals and defining the new year.

I think certain structures make goals more likely to happen than otherwise.

But one small tweak that can take time from great to awesome is to go into the year with the mindset that this will be your best year yet.

I mean, why not? Some year has to be your best year yet, and a year is a very long time.

Maybe many of your previous years have had some good elements. I certainly hope that

they have. But I am guessing that you weren't thinking about optimizing the full 8,760 hours. Even if there

aren't big, cool things happening this year, I am guessing that by focusing on elevating day-to-day life,

you might make the sum total of happiness as large as it has ever been. So think about how you

might remind yourself of this phrase and how you might incorporate it into your planning and your daily mindset.

As you think about your long-term planning, like blocking in vacations or summer plans,

you might think best year yet. And think about what that would mean. During your best year yet,

you might go out on a limb and suggest

renting a place at the beach with those friends that you truly enjoy hanging out with. During your

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