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A New Year offers a fresh opportunity to improve yourself

The start of a new year comes with some excitement. Behind us lay the old year with all its blunders and unaccomplished dreams. Ahead lies 365 days with no mistakes in them. There's so much stretched in front of us- opportunities to live to our full potential, to repair bonds with family and friends and to make time for ourselves.

I have been part of that excitement of making New Year resolutions on the first day of the new year. I have even repeated resolutions. This usually happens because although my first few months of the year typically start well, sticking to my resolutions never seems to last.

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