10 Good Thoughts to Help You Plan Your New Year

Ten quotes I collected this morning to share with my readers who like to think about and even set goals and plans for the new year…

Walter Scott on the gift of New Year’s Day: “Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.”

Benjamin Franklin on how to make each year a better one: “Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.”

James Clear on choosing a better future: “If you do not actively choose a better way, then society, culture, and the general inertia of life will push you into a worse way. The default is distraction, not improvement.”

T.S. Eliott on what to change before you can change yourself: “For last year’s words belong to last year’s language. And next year’s words await another voice.”

President Harry Truman on sizing your planning: “You can always amend a big plan, but you can never expand a little one. I don’t believe in little plans. I believe in plans big enough to meet a situation which we can’t possibly foresee now.”

Eleanor Roosevelt on the difference between wishing and planning: “It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.”

Gen. George S. Patton on planning for the new year: “A good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week.”

Benjamin Disraeli on how to hedge your planning: “Be prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.”

JRR Tolkien’s take on Disraeli’s advice: “It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near one.”

Michael Masterson on becoming one year older: “When looking at the mirrored image of your face today, don’t beat yourself up about how your skin has sagged and your hair gone gray. Rather imagine how much worse you’ll look next year and be grateful!”