7 Minutes To Start 2025 Right

Take 7 minutes for yourself today. 

These are 7 minutes for the next year that will start 2025 right.

In this special mini-episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, Mel has a message just for you: This year, you have the power. 

You have the power to make this the best year of your life.

You have the power to take the leap, pursue your dreams, and create the change you’ve always wanted.

This is the year you take back control. You stop worrying about what others think, say, or do, and start focusing on YOU. Because here’s the truth: only you decide how to spend your time and energy. And when you direct them toward the right things, everything changes.

Start your year strong with this message from Mel.

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In this episode:

• 0:00: This is the year your dreams become a reality.
• 0:48: How to use the Let Them Theory to reclaim your power.
• 2:58: Stop wasting your energy on things you can’t control. 
• 4:04: Mel’s guide to defining your own path to success and reaching your full potential. 

Resources:

• Psychology Today: Setting Intentions for the New Year
• Forbes: Setting An Intention To Guide You Through The Year Ahead
• The New York Times: How to Crush Your Habits in the New Year With the Help of Science
• Harvard Business Review: To Reach Your Goals, Embrace Self-Compassion
• Brainz Magazine: Empowering Self-Compassion – A Kinder Path To Goal Achievement
• Personality and Individual Differences: Can self-compassion help people regulate unattained goals and emotional reactions toward setbacks?
• Psychology Today: What Are the Benefits of Compassion?
• Health Direct: Acts of kindness and compassion
• Stanford Report: Your powerful, changeable mindset
• Healthline: The No BS Guide to Protecting Your Emotional Space
• Time: The Crucial Role Emotions Play in Productivity
• Forbes: Learning The Art Of Saying No Can Revolutionize Your Time Management
• Nature: Interactions of momentary thought content and subjective stress predict cortisol fluctuations in a daily life experience sampling study
• The Sport Journal: Examining the impact of emotional intelligence and goal setting on basketball performance