271 Begin Again

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• 0:03Lewis Howes?

  This is Five Minute Friday, episode number 271. It's time to begin again. No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again. Buddha. As one calendar year is ending, we begin again. I love new beginnings. Like each new morning, our eyes open to the present moment, letting the past fade into the distance behind us. We are hopeful in the morning. We are hopeful on this first day of a new year. Start with where you are right now. Maybe you're driving in a car on your morning or evening commute, waking up slowly after celebrating long into the night, on vacation with your family.

• 0:47Lewis Howes?

  2015 is done. It was an amazing year, filled with victories, filled with losses, each with its own precious moments and discoveries. After all is said and done, though, and no matter where you are in your life right now or who you have or don't have with you, begin within. What exactly does that mean? It means connect to you. However you can, connect with your deepest self, your highest self. Set aside distractions for five minutes or as much time as you can today. Even if you are going hard towards a certain goal and you have been for a long time, ask yourself again if it is in alignment with the vision you have for your life and make

• 1:32Lewis Howes?

  sure that it is. If something inside you says no, take some time to look at that no and ask why. Have the courage to change course if it no longer sparks joy in you. We don't need anyone else to tell us what we need or want with our lives. We already know. There is so much content in this age of information that our own voice can get lost in the noise. We can start to think that maybe someone else knows better than we do about what we need or someone has the answers we don't. Of course, continue learning and lifelong education, but remember too, that inside of you is an intimate well of insight waiting to be drawn upon.

• 2:17Lewis Howes?

  Ask yourself when the last time was that you got centered and in touch with you. Maybe you're good at this and you meditate every day, but chances are, if you are like most of us, you don't take that time consistently to check in with yourself and make sure you are on track. This isn't about resolutions. This is about revelations. Revealing the real you. Just like 2015, the year will be gone before you know it. And C.S. Lewis said, "There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind." Be sure you are living the life you want to live. Not the life your parents told you to lead, not the life the media feeds you,

• 3:01Lewis Howes?

  or the life you were told you were limited to. This is your life. And George Eliot said, "It is never too late to be who you might have been." Begin again. Happy New Year, my friends. May you find and follow the passion inside of you and reveal the gifts that only you can bring to the world. This is Five Minute Friday, episode number 271. Thank you so much, everyone, for being here and for supporting the journey this last year, 2015. It was an incredible year, the year of Five Minute Friday, when we launched this. And so many of you have shared that you enjoyed these episodes. If you have any feedback about Five Minute Friday,

• 3:45Lewis Howes?

  or the podcast, or if you just want to say hi to me, then make sure to go over to Twitter, or Facebook, or Instagram, @lewishouse, and say hi and let me know what you think and what you thought about the podcast and the School of Greatness from 2015. If you enjoyed listening to it every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, let me know. Give me feedback on who you'd like to hear me interview this year, as we've got some big guests planned. And stay in touch. Make sure to share this with a friend. Let your friends know about the School of Greatness podcast. The way it grows is from word of mouth, and you guys have done an incredible job to getting it to a million downloads a month. Without you listening and subscribing and leaving reviews on iTunes, it wouldn't be there. So, thank you from the bottom of my heart

• 4:28Lewis Howes?

  of making 2015 one of the biggest years of the podcast yet. And 2016, you haven't seen anything yet. Thank you so much, my friends. I love you. I appreciate you. If this is your first time here, make sure to subscribe over on iTunes, Stitcher, and SoundCloud for the School of Greatness podcast. And you know what time it is. It's time to go out there and make 2016 great.

• 5:47Lewis Howes?

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