It's the first day of the rest of your life!

You know that old saying "Today is the first day of the rest of your life"? I remember the first time I heard that and thought it was a pretty clever saying. It's usually reserved for the more epic moments in people's lives. High school graduation, college graduation, joining the military, getting married, a new job, a new career, a new significant other, etc. You know, life changing events. Most people are quick to realize that, as clever a saying as it may be, it actually applies to every day of your life. That realization however makes it seem less clever and so they usually just dismiss that bit of understanding opting to bask in the more monumental interpretation. What most people aren't quite as quick to realize however is it's deeper, more powerful message, which is: It actually applies to every day of your life. Every single day of your life is the beginning of the rest of it. Every day is a beginning. Every day. It's not that this is hard to grasp, it's that people don't think of it that way. They should.

Why?

They should think of each day as a new beginning because what that frame of mind will do is make you more mindful of the fact that each day is a new opportunity. That should be your mindset.

Everyone has at some point wanted to change something about themselves or their lives. They made a resolution to do so, enacted a plan and made a good start. Then after a week, a month, maybe a day, the plan changed or more often than not, they simply didn't continue to follow through with it. They failed. You failed. Actually what you've really done is stalled. Only if you let that set back become the defining conclusion or inevitable outcome, have you failed. So don't let it. Start again as soon as possible. If that attempt falters, start again.
What if you fail every time you begin? How many times should you start again before you should finally just give up? The obvious answer is never. You're the one that stands to lose by quitting for good.