A New Year Is Like A Blank Book, And The Pen Is In Your Hands

Out with the old, in with the new: may you be happy the whole year through.
A new year is like a blank 365-page book, and the pen is in your hands.
It is your chance to write a beautiful story for yourself.

Happy New Year.

P.S.

Any thoughts, comments, goals for the new year…?

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I select the motto of the day mostly because something about it appeals to me. Something attracts me or irritates me. It feels as if it could contain something and I want to get to the root of it. So I dedicate a motto to each day and let myself be surprised what it has to offer me.

Sometimes the reason for the choice clarifies itself only after a while. That's why the thoughts about the motto of the day are often not articles, but associations. They are thoughts transformed into words. They are spontaneous and I also publish them frequently while I am traveling. They, therefore, tend to appear in fragments. Feel invited to add your associations in the comments. Enrich the thoughts with your perspectives – to complete the picture.

How do you benefit best from the motto of the day?

Ask yourself constructive questions like the following and you will personally benefit from each motto of the day:

• What triggers the topic in you?
• Under what circumstances do you agree with the statement and when not?
• What is the significance of the statement for you?
• How can the motto of the day enrich your life?
• In what context could the statement be useful?
• Where and when do you want to remember it and how?

And what can I do if I disagree with a motto? There is often something personal to learn from quotations with which we disagree. Helpful questions in such a case are:

• What do you specifically disagree with?
• Do you think the statement is generally not helpful or only not suitable for you personally?
• Which aspect is worth taking a closer look at?

This article is a short excerpt from the more comprehensive course materials my clients receive in a group or individual training or coaching.

Published: January 1, 2006
Author: Karsten Noack
Revision: August 20th, 2023
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