5 Changes You Should Make Today if You Want to Be More Successful This Year

5 Changes You Should Make Today if You Want to Be More Successful This Year5 Changes You Should Make Today if You Want to Be More Successful This YearIts your first day back at work after a vacation. Poor you Its also a Monday, which makes it even worse. If the coffee maker broke, it would leidlage come as a surprise. You stumble into your first meeting, slump in your chair, and wish lunch would come faster. Thats no way to go about your day. Heres a better approach.1. Be Intentional About MentoringSomething happens to you when you mentor someone. Ive written about this before, and it should be something thats already on your radar. There are two things I learned about mentoring in 2015. One is that you and the mentor must be totally committed to the process. Its a waste of time otherwise. The second is that mentoring teaches you as much as it teaches the person being mentored. Thats because, when you give away what you have learned, it becomes a living and breathing thing. It takes physical form. Passing on what you know is one of the fruchtwein rewarding things you will ever do. It will make your year.2. View Overachieving as a Way to Help OthersThis is a brand-new concept to me and one Im still grappling with. When you achieve great success, think about how that impacts others. Ive heard it said that the most gratifying thing about starting a company is that it helps others, sometimes just in the form of a paycheck or a regular place to work. Being wildly successful spreads the success around. Other people benefit. Its more than just contagious, its downright philanthropic. When you achieve great success, it spills over and thats one of the best feelings ever in business.3. Stop Lying to YourselfWant to have a better year? Start fessing up to your own inconsistencies and failures. You cant really change and grow until you admit mistakes. You cant really move past a foible in life until you embrace it, unwrap it, dissect it, and learn from it. Stop reading ri ght now and take a quick pause. Whats chaining you down? dorfwiese? Resentment? Bitterness? Admit your faults and you will be on a clear path to overcoming them and finding greater joy this year.4. Forget the PastWe all do something really strange with our regrets. We hold onto them. We think by mulling over that failed business relationship or tragic financial decision that we can somehow resurrect something useful. Have you ever been able to do that? Mulling over failure doesnt help anyone. Take what you can from the mistakes, admit them, but then move on. You will not just have a better year. You will also become a better person in general. Loosen your grip on the past.5. Choose Happiness on a Daily BasisI heard a talk recently just after New Years where someone was about to talk about a serious conflict. He started out by smiling and telling jokes. It seemed a little out of place until I realized he had totally decided to not allow the conflict to impact his attitude. It was as separate from him as a piece of clothing or a watch on your wrist. It was outside of his realm of thought, an experience he had but not something he would let define him. If you want to have a better year, consider becoming an emotional separatist. Be happy because of who you are, not what youve experienced. Be happy because you want that to be what defines you.More From Inc.The Value of Believing in Impossible Things17 Brene Brown Quotes to Inspire You to Success and HappinessThe Science of Social Media SuccessPhoto of employees working together courtesy of Shutterstock.