Honestly I got really cunfused watching the first minute of this because I was like... I've seen this entire script but I'm glad to see that it does add something different I was really worried that this channel was just a steal scripts but no it does actually do useful information, love both your channels ❤
Remind me in a year guys… I want: . To be able to improve my anxiety and finally reach out . To not be ashamed of whatever my a level results would be because I know the challenges I faced during these 2 years . To make new friends that motivate me to do well . To start a tutoring business and educate other people I hope you all achieve what you set ur mind to ❤❤
Best of luck! I hope you achieve your goals! And if you ever feel down, just remember that there is a stranger somewhere in a world, like me, who believes in you! And happy new year!
Yep. Contrary to what the message of the video is saying, I'm not here because I want to make bold changes to my life, I'm here because the damn algorithm keeps spamming my feed with these stupid clickbaity "generic, shitty life advice disguised as profound epiphany" videos.
My Highschool Principal said the same. "No one's gonna help you, Only you can. Do or undo it's on you. Choose wisely and take action instead of complaining."
A year ago, I looked a good friend in the eye, handed them a $20 bill, and said "only give this back if I write a novel within a year." I set up daily writing goals, plotted out a structure, and then pounded the keyboard off and on for the last twelve months. It's done, 125k words and all. And now I'm facing the second great obstacle, doubt going into the editing phase and the worth in what I have made. But I can't let that stop me from seeing that over the last year, I set a goal and I did it.
Congrats on achieving the goal! 125k words that's huge! I can only imagine how daunting the editing process must feel at this point but given how far you've already come there's no point in turning back now. You got this! It'll be crazy to see how far you've come in another year
Damn, I have so much planned for next year and for the first time in years, I am actually hyped for the new year, because a lot of the plans are already planned and organized to some degree
this helped me tremendously over the past year just wanted to put it hear so that someone else can benefit Here is a list of things that are not doing the thing. “Preparing to do the thing isn't doing the thing. Scheduling time to do the thing isn't doing the thing. Making a to-do list for the thing isn't doing the thing. Telling people you're going to do the thing isn't doing the thing. Messaging friends who may or may not be doing the thing isn't doing the thing. Writing a banger tweet about how you're going to do the thing isn't doing the thing. Hating on yourself for not doing the thing isn't doing the thing. Hating on other people who have done the thing isn't doing the thing. Hating on the obstacles in the way of doing the thing isn't doing the thing. Fantasising about all of the adoration you'll receive once you do the thing isn't doing the thing. Reading about how to do the thing isn't doing the thing. Reading about how other people did the thing isn't doing the thing. Reading this essay isn't doing the thing. The only thing that is doing the thing is doing the thing.” - Strangest Loop
i struggle with a lot of overthinking lol, and found this really helps on a micro scale as well! i want to do the laundry. instead of mulling it over and being anxious about it, i put it on paper. i gets it out there, helps me remember, and helps me move on with other things knowing that reminder is there and i’ll come back to it. i use a whiteboard in my room and a memo pad next to my bed for all sorts of these things- chores i gotta do, story ideas, etc. it’s helped alot for the small stuff, and i’ll def be implementing it for the big stuff too!
I don't know if you already do this but I personally have found that sorting my to-do lists on urgency really helps to quiet down the overthinking a bit. Of course everything seems important but being strict and dividing it up into things that must be done today or the world starts burning and things that should be done before next week or within a month etc. can end up providing some peace of mind! :)
This is significant because usually my thoughts are so abstract that they become lost in translation when trying to construct a logical plan. A good notebook and a trusty pen can work wonders.
One of my personal quotes and general advice for people is: "Things aren't going to get done if you don't do anything about them". Even if things are the worst they have ever been and you feel as though all hope is lost, try. Try to keep on going, no matter how much it hurts, because who's to say that it won't be worth it in the end?
I don't tell anyone but I pray ever night as a reflection. I always say what my goal is, my goal is to be the best person I can be, I want to lead the world a better place and make at least someone happy. I've seen an improvement since I'm reminded of what I want. But I think I'll add in the writing part
i finally started a band and am learning guitar, ive always wanted to do both of these and now im here! im so glad i didn’t go to this other school i considered going to, ive met such amazing people and had great opportunities in this school.
I love this, and it makes so much sense. Take my writing for example, I write just for fun and of course schoolwork. I've always found that when I plan out by writing by hand what I want to write about my work turns out so much better. I want to start doing this for the rest of my life as well, and hopefully it will help me make greater improvements and larger strides to reach my goals.
Got this recommended today, on 31st of December, just a few hours before 2024 ends. I will do it. I don't want to regret everything I didn't do again. Thank you. And btw, white hair suits you quite alot.
It’s crazy how I did something similar, journaling, about a year or so ago, and now I’m at a place in life I never thought I’d be at. I’m happy with who I am, and I’ve been slowly getting closer to seeing who I want to be in the mirror. Thank you for showing up in my recommended to remind me that my journaled emotions, thoughts and hopes are getting closer to being a reality for me, something I was never certain I’d have
Seeing this just after i finished writing my goals for 2025. One of them was to get into a med school. Hoping i come back here after 6 months and proudly say that i did.
I love the algorithm sometimes. This is my year in highschool which changes everything, if I can finally get my life together, I will get into my dream university by next January. Cambridge, let’s hope this works out.
I've found this video as I prepare to go to a store to sit and journal. I began reading a book called "Write Moves," which is a book about the art of creative writing and small methods to hone that art. One of these methods is learning how to notice your surroundings. In other words, the art of present awareness. The tool you gave us is something I'll be taking with me to the journal. Thank you.
2024 has been overwhelming in a positive way for me and has been the result of turning my life around entirely. In this year alone, my wife and I went from living with family to finally getting into our own house. I finally got an opportunity to get into a newer updated vehicle from the one I'd been using for 10+ years since high school. I've been blessed with the opportunity to be a father to a baby boy we are welcoming in May. I've had a lot of success within my line of work to where I am a General Manager and run my own location after putting in a lot of hard work and time from starting at the bottom a few years ago. If you had asked me around 7-8 years ago if I had forseen any of these, I'd have laughed it up and said yeah right - i was couch surfing with friends, cleaning house in exchange for room and board. I didn't have a relationship with family, I didn't go outside or work, I just sat in front of a computer for 15+ hours a day distracting myself, not realizing how bad my depression was and how much I was wasting away. It built up over time to where I genuinely asked myself if this was ok and if I was ok with things staying like this. I took a chance at random one day and reached out to my family, telling them i missed them and let myself be vulnerable for a change and I just spilled everything I could and I'm thankful they welcomed me with open arms and support and love. My dad happened to help me find a job in construction. I did it for a year, and i knew right away that wasn't it for me. It was crazy hard, but it did do one thing that he did guarantee to me it would do: it gave me an opportunity to get back on my feet. A lot has happened since then; different jobs, moving states, moving back, getting married; mostly good times but some bad - but - it never would have happened unless I made myself take that chance even if i was scared to face myself. I look back on things now and I am grateful for everything. I encourage people to take the chance to change their lives. You're guaranteeing that things won't change unless you intervene in some way. It won't always be easy, it won't be immediate, but life finds a way of working out in ways you'd least expect it. Especially if you figure out what works best for you while navigating life. Its not a race to the finish, its meant to be savored and enjoyed. Just wanted to share.
I love your storytelling and the intro hook-it’s short and sweet. I truly believe that writing things down brings a lot of clarity. I started bullet journaling in 2024, and it completely changed my life. Writing things down, reflecting on them, and then taking action made all the difference. Wishing you a great year ahead Chris!
Okayy so been feeling a lot lately and when i look around it feels as if everyone has a life good or bad, but i don't , i just see the days passing no real meaning nor any purpose but this ends here! I will write down my goals start journaling from now not from jan 1st but from today! i will build a life good or bad doesn't matter as long as i am living than existing.
Thank you man. It really means a lot that I should focus on what I want to achieve, and how I should take my journey one step at a time and get 1% better every day. God bless 🙌 Much love from California ❤
Please, if you are able to, look into getting professional help. Video's like this are great but are not a fix-all, especially for intricate things like depression. I promise it will get better, you will be okay, give yourself time to heal and develop safe tools to help you in life. Take care!
Hey, i was there a while ago. I tried to do it and they managed to get me in the hospital just in time and i just want to say it's really not worth it. Believe me. Things get better, not perfect but better
OMG! This video came at such a good time. I have changed my goals but been trying to force my mind to think it’s impossible but you made me realize… It’s not. It was never. ❤
I'm a month away from moving, and I've just written down a mark off list of things I need to do to feel like I've gone about it right. This is very motivational. It's also given me some motivation to write in general, as I am a creative writer. I'm also thinking about using this in school. As I plan to become an English teacher. I feel this would help students a lot. The timing for this was great. And it's got me really excited for 2025. Regardless of the challenges I am to face.
In my opinion you made one misconception in this video: that there are only 2 options. I know you did it to stress your point, but I actually think people limit themselves by thinking there are only two options. Nevertheless thank you for the great video. I‘m also someone, who tries to change their life, but doesn’t always know how. So thanks very much for the tool you gave us ✌️
THIS IS TRUEEEEEEEE! I WAS avoiding my SRS document about a project for a month the day i wrote it down on a paper a stuck ot on the wall where i could see it, I completed it in 10 days IT DOES EFFECT
saw this literally 2 hours after new year. 2024 has been an "okay" year to me. but for 2025 i want to: - healthier (and more fit) - be more cautious of myself - take education seriously (applying for a masters degree this second half of the year) - be able to still have fun
i want to gain more confidence and tell her how i actually feel. i have really bad anxiety and im such a coward, im not sure if i could ever do it, but ive been completely in love with her for over a year now. youre right about always picking the safe option, so much could go wrong if i go through with it and i dont want to ruin out friendship because she means so much to me, but ill never even have the chance to get what i want if i dont do anything. part of me already accepted that itll never happen, but i desperately dont want that reality. i dont really know how to work on confidence without just doing it [i cant do that just yet, i physically cannot make the words come out my mouth], but maybe this year itll finally happen?? it sucks that im literally an adult now but have absolutely no relationship experience, but i supposed thats just how life goes for some people. kinda unrelated, but we went to a concert together a few months ago and i consider it to be the best night for my life. the artist isnt very big here and only did 1 show in a major city, so we had to travel really far and stay in a hotel room. it was a perfect night that i will never forget, and if i had told her then [and she said yes] then it wouldve been even more perfect. though part of me is glad i didnt because if she rejected me it wouldve made the whole trip awkward and embarassing, sometimes i wonder anyway i doubt anything will happen. im a very weak minded person and a coward, but i can hope
The timing is actually crazy! Was feeling so down, not being able to get my work done and just wasting my days regretting. I will surely write down my daily goals and hope it helps achieve my dreams. Thank You Very Much
I just saw this while waiting for my dad to pick me up, I'm coming out to him as trans today, I've been choosing option 1 for so long not telling him, today I choose option two even tho I'm absolutely terrifed. Thanks for the video man. Update! He took it so well, he said he loves my name, he was so happy when I said I wanted his middle name, he was like "did you really think I wouldn't be accepting?" All shocked lol he said he always kinda knew and he was so so supportive and he called me his son and that broke me and I hugged him while crying and he said he was so proud of me for telling him and we went to his house and he told his gf and we celebrated and opened Christmas gifts this is the best way it could've gone I'm so happy
I chose option 2 for the first time this year, saw a video project all the way to the end, and I've never felt more accomplished. I'm already going to work on the next thing. If anyone needs to hear this: you can, and you will do that thing, all you gotta do is truly set your mind to it
Me getting this video when I had panic attack after doing something towards my goal because of my fear of uncertainity 😮 This is what I needed. Nothing is certain but I have to be brave and get out of my comfort zone. After all the only way out is through
This is a great video to get recommended before the start of the new year! Here’s to working towards your goals for a better year! We’ve got this guys! 🎉
I almost never write comments-they usually just get lost in the mix. But this time, I really feel the need to say... thank you. I truly believe this found me when I needed it most.
saw this after just scrolling through songs to listen to. After watching this vid I had the same exact thoughts a few hours ago to get out of my comfort zone. I want to cook more, be closer to my dad, use my camera more and try to meet more people. What a great start for the New Year.
Maybe enjoying the journey rather than the end point can help with that? Of course it's important to reach big end goals, but I find it helps much more to celebrate each step I take towards them. I'll be proud to reach the goal but I'm already proud of taking each step and even if I do not reach the end goal for whatever reason I'll have made that progress and done things I'm proud of! I personally get really demotivated when big plans do not work out, so focussing on the process is so much more motivating and takes away a lot of uncertainty (in my experience, though that is different for everyone and every situation ofc).
Watching this video on the first day of the year, the timing couldn't have been better, I will follow this advice and make my life better from now on, this year will be different, it will be even more special and happy, even if there are obstacles, the joys will be greater than them, from now on I will live life my way, enough of living life to please others, it's time to conquer my dream life, even if it's by laying one brick at a time, but I will build it, for me and for my little sister, our mother would want that. Thank you for the video and happy new year to everyone reading my comment!
I started to write last year, now I write like every 2/3 days and you right, so much happened to me in 2024 and I am so proud of myself. Thank you to remind me to keep going.
I quit my job last week precisely because I have been choosing option 1 too long. For the first time in a long time I'm excited about my future. Great video, and it certainly found me at the right time!
Feels like this is weird cuz just a week ago i put down a calender and started to mark everyday whenever i worked out to maintain a streak( a goal i have been struggling to achieve for a long time). The timing of this video appearing is crazy to me.
i saw this at 1am on new years day, and honestly is exactly what i needed. i decided i need this year to be the year i get my shit together a while ago, and this has given me the mans to actually do it. thank you so much!!!!! and wish me luck!!!
For this to work, you need to have goals in your head. The changes I want, I can’t make myself. And writing it down isn’t much of a tool if I still don’t know what to do after that.
This is crazy, i was listening to Pierce the veil while scrolling on my FYP and found this. I needed this, cause all ive been doing for like the last few months is rot in my bed, listen to music and procastinating on my homework, And it found me when i really needed it. Thanks
The timing of this right as I’m starting to work on a HUGE project that is a big step for me and am just getting into the swing of things with college is crazy
Huh, I happened to start doing it this year, though on notes app, and I cannot lie, it did help a crap ton. Also love the way you position the writing/subtitles with the environment, like the balcony. Looks cool af
new year’s day right now. i’m going to graduate this year. turn 19. and i’ll need to choose what my life will look like after high school. whether i go to college or stay home for a bit and work. i’ll be figuring that out soon enough. i have some goals and im glad i saw this video at this time. a lot of things will change and i hope it can all be for the better :)
I found it. 😢 Lord give me strength as a single parent. I struggle to provide for my children both have special needs. I’m overwhelmed at times. As I struggle to pay my rent each month and struggle to pay bills and as I struggle to get my sons daily necessities. I still Thank you Heavenly FATHER because I can always find refuge in you. Please keep me and my children safe from all harm and danger. Watch over us, and let our thoughts always be on you.💕❤️
In spirit of writting things down: In two to three years, I will have my license, own a car, and have a tiny house to travel my country in. I'll go see everything on my list, and when I come back, I'll have fully grown into my adult self
Thank you so much Dr. I have been choosing option 1 for too long because I kept thinking that I will somehow shift to option 2 one day. Now I realized that 'one day' is just some abstract idea inside my head, and I need to take action 'today' because I really do have one year left.
it's currently 11:30 pm and i just made a "bucket list" or goal list of things i want to do with my life that I know I can achieve. this really did hit me at the right time
Thank you for the credit. Great video, sir!
Thank you, coming from the original creator means a lot! Looking forward to seeing you continue to inspire people (including myself)
Cool it's from you~~. I have heard this tip before and thanks!
Honestly I got really cunfused watching the first minute of this because I was like... I've seen this entire script but I'm glad to see that it does add something different I was really worried that this channel was just a steal scripts but no it does actually do useful information, love both your channels ❤
Got this on new years. The timing is crazyyyyyyy.
Happy new year for whoever reads this!
Happy New Year!! 🎆
Happy new yeaaaaaarrr ❤❤
Happy new year!
It isn’t new years yet in the uk- but happy new year to those it is :)
Happy new year! :)
THE TIMING IS CRAAAAZY....I JUST MADE A GOAL THAT I FEEL A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD CONSIDER IMPOSSIBLE. I'm saving this video see you in a year
This video is a copy of ProjectMeliora's video. The thumb, the text, everything. People have no shame
This video is a c**y of ProjectMeliora's video. The thumb, the text, everything. People have no shame
This video is a copy of ProjectMelior's video. The thumb, the text, everything. People have no shame
@@thesensitiveowl Uh... you accidentally commented twice. Also, at least the creator gave credit to the og creator in the description.
@@thesensitiveowlhe literally credited projectmeliora in the description. Read before you comment
Remind me in a year guys…
I want:
. To be able to improve my anxiety and finally reach out
. To not be ashamed of whatever my a level results would be because I know the challenges I faced during these 2 years
. To make new friends that motivate me to do well
. To start a tutoring business and educate other people
I hope you all achieve what you set ur mind to ❤❤
alright buddy. imma save this screenshot in the gallery now !!!
@@arkapravaghosh7016These are exactly the goals i wanna achieve like for real
anxiety is just your brain lying to u
@@Obedthian-UK ❤️❤️😂
Best of luck! I hope you achieve your goals! And if you ever feel down, just remember that there is a stranger somewhere in a world, like me, who believes in you! And happy new year!
Am i the only one who has seen atleast 3 videos just like this one, with the same format??
Just came from another one, same miniature and intro. The other one was a little longer (like 30 seconds more) but the exact same idea and advice.
Yep. Contrary to what the message of the video is saying, I'm not here because I want to make bold changes to my life, I'm here because the damn algorithm keeps spamming my feed with these stupid clickbaity "generic, shitty life advice disguised as profound epiphany" videos.
@@DargonhumanYea, same thing happens to me when I stumble into a checkpoint. I like finding them, but like...not 5 in 20 minutes.
I've also seen 3 of them lmfao
No
"only you can help yourself"
-My highschool teacher
No one else will make my life better other than myself from making choices
My Highschool Principal said the same. "No one's gonna help you, Only you can. Do or undo it's on you. Choose wisely and take action instead of complaining."
1:32 As an aspiring writer, who has yet to publish anything, i can say this is absolutely true.
Same here - I have so many ideas that are fully fleshed out I just need to get them down
@@diamond_dude1011 so true! I love creating these amazing stories in my head, but now what’s left is to write them out and make them reality!
Omg me tooo!!
Imma read all your works one day
@sanchishetty5229 If I ever publish anything, thank you! 😂 And good luck to the rest of you as well!
I want to survive. To not think about de@th every minute. To actually like my life and think it's worth living.
Yeah, good luck bro hope u can find happiness and peace one day
A year ago, I looked a good friend in the eye, handed them a $20 bill, and said "only give this back if I write a novel within a year." I set up daily writing goals, plotted out a structure, and then pounded the keyboard off and on for the last twelve months. It's done, 125k words and all. And now I'm facing the second great obstacle, doubt going into the editing phase and the worth in what I have made. But I can't let that stop me from seeing that over the last year, I set a goal and I did it.
Congrats on achieving the goal! 125k words that's huge! I can only imagine how daunting the editing process must feel at this point but given how far you've already come there's no point in turning back now. You got this! It'll be crazy to see how far you've come in another year
Actions lead to excitement. Excitement leads to joy. Joy gives you a full heart. ❤❤
then i must not be doing anything then... though i could count in my hand the times i actually felt excitement
I cannot express to you just how much I needed this simple little logical sentiment. Thank you
@ you’re welcome. Happy New Year ☮️💟
I did it. I made a little book with all those pieces of paper.
After a year I gave it a name: “A compilation of scrapped ideas”. Never opened again.
Damn, I have so much planned for next year and for the first time in years, I am actually hyped for the new year, because a lot of the plans are already planned and organized to some degree
Good luck , i hope everything goes good .
00:23 "Here in Parkour Civilization, No One Chooses to Jump for the Beef"
Jesus christ this is the new brain rot
In parkour civilization, you always move up or fall down, never stay the same
-Evbo 2024
Nooo! Not the Evbo parkour civilization memess!! (I do like Evbo, but that meme is actually so goofy)
YES LOL
EVBOOOO
Good video to start off the new year 😊
Happy new year everyone 🥳✨
Happy new year!!
this helped me tremendously over the past year just wanted to put it hear so that someone else can benefit
Here is a list of things that are not doing the thing.
“Preparing to do the thing isn't doing the thing.
Scheduling time to do the thing isn't doing the thing.
Making a to-do list for the thing isn't doing the thing.
Telling people you're going to do the thing isn't doing the thing.
Messaging friends who may or may not be doing the thing isn't doing the thing.
Writing a banger tweet about how you're going to do the thing isn't doing the thing.
Hating on yourself for not doing the thing isn't doing the thing.
Hating on other people who have done the thing isn't doing the thing.
Hating on the obstacles in the way of doing the thing isn't doing the thing.
Fantasising about all of the adoration you'll receive once you do the thing isn't doing the thing.
Reading about how to do the thing isn't doing the thing.
Reading about how other people did the thing isn't doing the thing.
Reading this essay isn't doing the thing.
The only thing that is doing the thing is doing the thing.” - Strangest Loop
Wow thank you so much
This is actually goated!! Thankyou sm for writing this.
this feels like a personal attack
Felt attacked but it's a real thing to be heard ! TYSM for reminding
Thank you 😊
Having this in my suggestion on The first day of the year is magical!
i struggle with a lot of overthinking lol, and found this really helps on a micro scale as well! i want to do the laundry. instead of mulling it over and being anxious about it, i put it on paper. i gets it out there, helps me remember, and helps me move on with other things knowing that reminder is there and i’ll come back to it. i use a whiteboard in my room and a memo pad next to my bed for all sorts of these things- chores i gotta do, story ideas, etc. it’s helped alot for the small stuff, and i’ll def be implementing it for the big stuff too!
I don't know if you already do this but I personally have found that sorting my to-do lists on urgency really helps to quiet down the overthinking a bit. Of course everything seems important but being strict and dividing it up into things that must be done today or the world starts burning and things that should be done before next week or within a month etc. can end up providing some peace of mind! :)
All big steps are a series ofsmaller steps combined please don't lose sight of that
It's new years day and I was JUST writing down my goals for this year.
This is significant because usually my thoughts are so abstract that they become lost in translation when trying to construct a logical plan. A good notebook and a trusty pen can work wonders.
One of my personal quotes and general advice for people is: "Things aren't going to get done if you don't do anything about them". Even if things are the worst they have ever been and you feel as though all hope is lost, try. Try to keep on going, no matter how much it hurts, because who's to say that it won't be worth it in the end?
I don't tell anyone but I pray ever night as a reflection. I always say what my goal is, my goal is to be the best person I can be, I want to lead the world a better place and make at least someone happy. I've seen an improvement since I'm reminded of what I want. But I think I'll add in the writing part
i finally started a band and am learning guitar, ive always wanted to do both of these and now im here! im so glad i didn’t go to this other school i considered going to, ive met such amazing people and had great opportunities in this school.
saw this on the last day of the year :) wishing everybody a warm new year! love yall
I love this, and it makes so much sense. Take my writing for example, I write just for fun and of course schoolwork. I've always found that when I plan out by writing by hand what I want to write about my work turns out so much better. I want to start doing this for the rest of my life as well, and hopefully it will help me make greater improvements and larger strides to reach my goals.
Got this recommended today, on 31st of December, just a few hours before 2024 ends. I will do it. I don't want to regret everything I didn't do again. Thank you. And btw, white hair suits you quite alot.
It’s crazy how I did something similar, journaling, about a year or so ago, and now I’m at a place in life I never thought I’d be at. I’m happy with who I am, and I’ve been slowly getting closer to seeing who I want to be in the mirror. Thank you for showing up in my recommended to remind me that my journaled emotions, thoughts and hopes are getting closer to being a reality for me, something I was never certain I’d have
Getting this on 2025 is wild, might as well try that. SEE YOU IN A YEAR!!
Seeing this just after i finished writing my goals for 2025. One of them was to get into a med school. Hoping i come back here after 6 months and proudly say that i did.
Good luck to you
I love the algorithm sometimes. This is my year in highschool which changes everything, if I can finally get my life together, I will get into my dream university by next January. Cambridge, let’s hope this works out.
rooting for you! I'm very much in the same boat here!
who else find this on December 31st? cuz the timing is crazyyyy
I did
I used this video for a rather different and weird approach. I will write the love of my life on a new sheet of paper every day
I've found this video as I prepare to go to a store to sit and journal. I began reading a book called "Write Moves," which is a book about the art of creative writing and small methods to hone that art. One of these methods is learning how to notice your surroundings. In other words, the art of present awareness.
The tool you gave us is something I'll be taking with me to the journal. Thank you.
2024 has been overwhelming in a positive way for me and has been the result of turning my life around entirely.
In this year alone, my wife and I went from living with family to finally getting into our own house. I finally got an opportunity to get into a newer updated vehicle from the one I'd been using for 10+ years since high school. I've been blessed with the opportunity to be a father to a baby boy we are welcoming in May. I've had a lot of success within my line of work to where I am a General Manager and run my own location after putting in a lot of hard work and time from starting at the bottom a few years ago.
If you had asked me around 7-8 years ago if I had forseen any of these, I'd have laughed it up and said yeah right - i was couch surfing with friends, cleaning house in exchange for room and board. I didn't have a relationship with family, I didn't go outside or work, I just sat in front of a computer for 15+ hours a day distracting myself, not realizing how bad my depression was and how much I was wasting away.
It built up over time to where I genuinely asked myself if this was ok and if I was ok with things staying like this. I took a chance at random one day and reached out to my family, telling them i missed them and let myself be vulnerable for a change and I just spilled everything I could and I'm thankful they welcomed me with open arms and support and love. My dad happened to help me find a job in construction. I did it for a year, and i knew right away that wasn't it for me. It was crazy hard, but it did do one thing that he did guarantee to me it would do: it gave me an opportunity to get back on my feet.
A lot has happened since then; different jobs, moving states, moving back, getting married; mostly good times but some bad - but - it never would have happened unless I made myself take that chance even if i was scared to face myself. I look back on things now and I am grateful for everything.
I encourage people to take the chance to change their lives. You're guaranteeing that things won't change unless you intervene in some way. It won't always be easy, it won't be immediate, but life finds a way of working out in ways you'd least expect it. Especially if you figure out what works best for you while navigating life. Its not a race to the finish, its meant to be savored and enjoyed. Just wanted to share.
I love your storytelling and the intro hook-it’s short and sweet. I truly believe that writing things down brings a lot of clarity. I started bullet journaling in 2024, and it completely changed my life. Writing things down, reflecting on them, and then taking action made all the difference. Wishing you a great year ahead Chris!
Thank you and wishing you a great year too!
Happy new year everyone🎉🎊🎇
Thank you so much, I need this to start the new year!
Broooo the fact that this came out of nowhere is crazy. When I try to find motivation for fitness this suddenly pop out. THANK YOU
Okayy so been feeling a lot lately and when i look around it feels as if everyone has a life good or bad, but i don't , i just see the days passing no real meaning nor any purpose but this ends here!
I will write down my goals start journaling from now not from jan 1st but from today!
i will build a life good or bad doesn't matter as long as i am living than existing.
Thank you.
God bless everyone who has a goal and trying to pursue it.
The timing is great will pen it down now for the great year 2025 🧚🏻♀️
Thank you man. It really means a lot that I should focus on what I want to achieve, and how I should take my journey one step at a time and get 1% better every day. God bless 🙌 Much love from California ❤
I needed this … after absolute depression on this night, the night of my birthday, wishing nothing but for myself to unalive
Good luck to you and get help if you need it
Please, if you are able to, look into getting professional help. Video's like this are great but are not a fix-all, especially for intricate things like depression. I promise it will get better, you will be okay, give yourself time to heal and develop safe tools to help you in life. Take care!
Hey, i was there a while ago. I tried to do it and they managed to get me in the hospital just in time and i just want to say it's really not worth it. Believe me. Things get better, not perfect but better
The timming being the new year sure is perfect
OMG! This video came at such a good time. I have changed my goals but been trying to force my mind to think it’s impossible but you made me realize… It’s not. It was never. ❤
I'm a month away from moving, and I've just written down a mark off list of things I need to do to feel like I've gone about it right. This is very motivational. It's also given me some motivation to write in general, as I am a creative writer. I'm also thinking about using this in school. As I plan to become an English teacher. I feel this would help students a lot. The timing for this was great. And it's got me really excited for 2025. Regardless of the challenges I am to face.
Happy new year!
In my opinion you made one misconception in this video: that there are only 2 options. I know you did it to stress your point, but I actually think people limit themselves by thinking there are only two options. Nevertheless thank you for the great video. I‘m also someone, who tries to change their life, but doesn’t always know how. So thanks very much for the tool you gave us ✌️
Timing is wild. Thank you.
THIS IS TRUEEEEEEEE!
I WAS avoiding my SRS document about a project for a month the day i wrote it down on a paper a stuck ot on the wall where i could see it, I completed it in 10 days
IT DOES EFFECT
saw this literally 2 hours after new year.
2024 has been an "okay" year to me. but for 2025
i want to:
- healthier (and more fit)
- be more cautious of myself
- take education seriously (applying for a masters degree this second half of the year)
- be able to still have fun
Omg Jinx reader????😭😭
This is the first video I've watched in 2025
Watched in the first of January. We can do this fellas 💪🏻
i want to gain more confidence and tell her how i actually feel. i have really bad anxiety and im such a coward, im not sure if i could ever do it, but ive been completely in love with her for over a year now. youre right about always picking the safe option, so much could go wrong if i go through with it and i dont want to ruin out friendship because she means so much to me, but ill never even have the chance to get what i want if i dont do anything. part of me already accepted that itll never happen, but i desperately dont want that reality. i dont really know how to work on confidence without just doing it [i cant do that just yet, i physically cannot make the words come out my mouth], but maybe this year itll finally happen?? it sucks that im literally an adult now but have absolutely no relationship experience, but i supposed thats just how life goes for some people.
kinda unrelated, but we went to a concert together a few months ago and i consider it to be the best night for my life. the artist isnt very big here and only did 1 show in a major city, so we had to travel really far and stay in a hotel room. it was a perfect night that i will never forget, and if i had told her then [and she said yes] then it wouldve been even more perfect. though part of me is glad i didnt because if she rejected me it wouldve made the whole trip awkward and embarassing, sometimes i wonder
anyway i doubt anything will happen. im a very weak minded person and a coward, but i can hope
The timing is actually crazy! Was feeling so down, not being able to get my work done and just wasting my days regretting. I will surely write down my daily goals and hope it helps achieve my dreams. Thank You Very Much
thank you for making this video, ive wanted to write a book a few months ago but only did 2 chapters. maybe ill be able to finish it this year
Writting, RIGHT NOW, and happy new year
I just saw this while waiting for my dad to pick me up, I'm coming out to him as trans today, I've been choosing option 1 for so long not telling him, today I choose option two even tho I'm absolutely terrifed. Thanks for the video man.
Update! He took it so well, he said he loves my name, he was so happy when I said I wanted his middle name, he was like "did you really think I wouldn't be accepting?" All shocked lol he said he always kinda knew and he was so so supportive and he called me his son and that broke me and I hugged him while crying and he said he was so proud of me for telling him and we went to his house and he told his gf and we celebrated and opened Christmas gifts this is the best way it could've gone I'm so happy
Good luck man! Hope it goes well for you!
how'd it go then mate?
@Yourlocalstanehe this was only posted an hour ago - probably hasn’t done it yet
Let us know
good luck! tell us how it goes when ur done!
The timing was perfect! It appeared when I wanted to give up and at new year- damnnn
I chose option 2 for the first time this year, saw a video project all the way to the end, and I've never felt more accomplished. I'm already going to work on the next thing. If anyone needs to hear this: you can, and you will do that thing, all you gotta do is truly set your mind to it
Not me finding this 1:29am on new years day
Saw this today 31-12-24! I Will write my dreams for next year! And read it again when the Year is over!! Thank you
Me getting this video when I had panic attack after doing something towards my goal because of my fear of uncertainity 😮 This is what I needed. Nothing is certain but I have to be brave and get out of my comfort zone. After all the only way out is through
Is it about board exam
This is a great video to get recommended before the start of the new year!
Here’s to working towards your goals for a better year! We’ve got this guys! 🎉
desperately needed this, thank you ❤️
And indeed it found me when i needed it the most....I appreciate it sir !! ✨️
I almost never write comments-they usually just get lost in the mix. But this time, I really feel the need to say... thank you. I truly believe this found me when I needed it most.
Wow, thank you! Glad it helped
This is probably the only video that immensely impacted my life, it inspired me and made me feel excited, but also gave me a tool
saw this after just scrolling through songs to listen to. After watching this vid I had the same exact thoughts a few hours ago to get out of my comfort zone. I want to cook more, be closer to my dad, use my camera more and try to meet more people. What a great start for the New Year.
One of the things to consider is uncertainty. There is no way to know a path will bring you where you want after you embark.
That indeed makes it difficult, but more rewarding? For me anyway
Maybe enjoying the journey rather than the end point can help with that? Of course it's important to reach big end goals, but I find it helps much more to celebrate each step I take towards them. I'll be proud to reach the goal but I'm already proud of taking each step and even if I do not reach the end goal for whatever reason I'll have made that progress and done things I'm proud of! I personally get really demotivated when big plans do not work out, so focussing on the process is so much more motivating and takes away a lot of uncertainty (in my experience, though that is different for everyone and every situation ofc).
Watching this video on the first day of the year, the timing couldn't have been better, I will follow this advice and make my life better from now on, this year will be different, it will be even more special and happy, even if there are obstacles, the joys will be greater than them, from now on I will live life my way, enough of living life to please others, it's time to conquer my dream life, even if it's by laying one brick at a time, but I will build it, for me and for my little sister, our mother would want that. Thank you for the video and happy new year to everyone reading my comment!
I started to write last year, now I write like every 2/3 days and you right, so much happened to me in 2024 and I am so proud of myself. Thank you to remind me to keep going.
Amazing! Keep it up
OMG SAME! I began writing a lot as well, and I'm even hoping on publishing one of my very own stories one day.
So beautiful! I guess it's time for me to finally see what I have to say and start writing! Thank you!
Just had a bad haircut, i think this is the right time
I quit my job last week precisely because I have been choosing option 1 too long. For the first time in a long time I'm excited about my future. Great video, and it certainly found me at the right time!
Feels like this is weird cuz just a week ago i put down a calender and started to mark everyday whenever i worked out to maintain a streak( a goal i have been struggling to achieve for a long time). The timing of this video appearing is crazy to me.
i saw this at 1am on new years day, and honestly is exactly what i needed. i decided i need this year to be the year i get my shit together a while ago, and this has given me the mans to actually do it. thank you so much!!!!! and wish me luck!!!
That was crazy! I need to try this!
For this to work, you need to have goals in your head. The changes I want, I can’t make myself. And writing it down isn’t much of a tool if I still don’t know what to do after that.
timing is perfect. thank you!
This is crazy, i was listening to Pierce the veil while scrolling on my FYP and found this. I needed this, cause all ive been doing for like the last few months is rot in my bed, listen to music and procastinating on my homework, And it found me when i really needed it. Thanks
Got this video recommended on 1st January 2025, 11.55 p.m., post my journaling for the day! Right when I needed it ❤
Seeing this on the first day of the new year, it's a literal sign!
The timing of this right as I’m starting to work on a HUGE project that is a big step for me and am just getting into the swing of things with college is crazy
I am choosing option 2 from the past month and this video still found me
Thank you! I needed this! ❤
I hope everyone reaches their goals! ❤❤
i hope i dont dissapoint myself, and have improved my life by choosing the right path in college a year from now
right before the new year too, wonderful. thank you for making this video!
Getting this on New Years Eve is amazing timing. I'll keep this thought process with me and see where it goes, thank you!
It’s New Years Eve and I saw this in my recommendations, the timing couldn’t be better
Huh, I happened to start doing it this year, though on notes app, and I cannot lie, it did help a crap ton.
Also love the way you position the writing/subtitles with the environment, like the balcony. Looks cool af
That's awesome, I also love using the notes app. Thank you!
I got chills at the end. Thank you 💚✨
The timing IS CRAAAAAAAAAZY, thank you I needed this
new year’s day right now. i’m going to graduate this year. turn 19. and i’ll need to choose what my life will look like after high school. whether i go to college or stay home for a bit and work. i’ll be figuring that out soon enough. i have some goals and im glad i saw this video at this time. a lot of things will change and i hope it can all be for the better :)
Thank you ! I did infact actually needed it ❤
I found it. 😢 Lord give me strength as a single parent. I struggle to provide for my children both have special needs. I’m overwhelmed at times. As I struggle to pay my rent each month and struggle to pay bills and as I struggle to get my sons daily necessities. I still Thank you Heavenly FATHER because I can always find refuge in you. Please keep me and my children safe from all harm and danger. Watch over us, and let our thoughts always be on you.💕❤️
In spirit of writting things down:
In two to three years, I will have my license, own a car, and have a tiny house to travel my country in. I'll go see everything on my list, and when I come back, I'll have fully grown into my adult self
Thank you so much Dr. I have been choosing option 1 for too long because I kept thinking that I will somehow shift to option 2 one day. Now I realized that 'one day' is just some abstract idea inside my head, and I need to take action 'today' because I really do have one year left.
Yes -- Excellent! Writing (and writing goals) really makes a difference. Wishing you and everyone a great year ahead!
Bro this was recommended to me on new years night
This literally came to me the moment I needed it most
it's currently 11:30 pm and i just made a "bucket list" or goal list of things i want to do with my life that I know I can achieve. this really did hit me at the right time