Are You Ready for 2017?

I was writing a post as the news of Carrie Fisher’s death came across the wire, and then not long after came the news of the passing of author Richard Adams. I was writing about something else, but that can wait. New topic.

Look, in many ways, for many reasons and for many of us, 2016 was a tough year. And no, this isn’t just about celebrity deaths.

But the Universe does that — sometimes it pushes us, sometimes it pulls us. Sometimes it ignores us. But that’s because it’s the Universe — the Universe gives to us or takes away from us only as much as we can handle.

Some of us break under the pressure when misfortune knocks us down. Some of us drown ourselves in a gluttonous Carnivalia when fortune blows us a kiss. But whether we break, or drown, or just survive, or thrive, those outcomes are not due to the Universe — those outcomes are what we do to ourselves. The Universe just is.

So here’s our chance — my chance, your chance, everyone’s chance — to start afresh. 2017 is almost here and I’m going to do my best to make 2017 the best year I can. I’ve got my goals and my projects, and I’m going to hustle 24/7 to succeed in the face of my obstacles and challenges.

And I’d like nothing more than to see you succeed too — to conquer 2017 and grow and learn and live and love. To be the best you you can be.

2017 is about to cross the threshold. Are you ready?