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Reinvention, baby!  It’s fascinating, isn’t it?  Super-stars like the lovely Justin, Taylor and Victoria show us that we can evolve a lot over the course of our lifetime.  We grow up.  We change.  We blossom.  And it’s so exciting to experience.

As we fast approach the end of this remarkable year I would like to share with you some ideas that I love from James Altucher, author of the awesome book “Choose Yourself”.  I chose myself 12 months ago when I went committed full time to my own business (after 18 months of side hustling).  I’ve also worked with countless people going through their own reinvention this year, whether it’s the result of their booming side hustles, becoming a parent, relocating to a new city or even going through a divorce.

This year has proven to me that reinvention can happen any time and it’s available to everyone, with no exceptions.  To me, change is what makes life thrilling.  And worthwhile.  And full.  Reinvention can be as gentle or as spectacular as you want it be.  Here is what James Altucher says about it on his ultimate guide to reinventing yourself:

Reinvention never stops.

Every day you reinvent yourself. You’re always in motion. But you decide every day: forward or backward. https://t.co/i45VI7czwO pic.twitter.com/UJTQYZLEsN

— James Altucher (@jaltucher) July 29, 2017

When can you say, “I do X!” where X is your new career?

Today.

When can I start doing X?

Today. If you want to paint, then buy a canvas and paints today and start painting. If you want to write do these three things:

• Read.
• Write.
• Take your favorite author and type your favorite story of his word for word. Wonder to yourself why he wrote each word. He’s your mentor today.

If you want to start a business, start spec-ing out the idea for your business. Reinvention starts today. Every day.

It’s okay to get disillusioned. That’s what failure is about. Success is better than failure but the biggest lessons are found in failure.

There’s no rush. You will reinvent yourself many times in an interesting life. You will fail to reinvent many times. That’s fun also.

Many reinventions make your life a book of stories instead of a textbook.  Some people want the story of their life to be a textbook. For better or worse, mine is a book of stories.

Choose freedom over family. Freedom over preconceptions. Freedom over government. Freedom over people-pleasing. Then you will be pleased.

Someone who is reinventing herself will constantly find people to try and bring her down. The brain is scared of reinvention because it might not be safe.  Biologically, the brain wants you to be safe and reinvention is a risk. So it will throw people in your path who will try to stop you.

Learn how to say “no.”

The choices you make today will be in your biography tomorrow.

Make interesting choices and you will have an interesting biography.

There is more to this and it can be read here:

James Altucher’s Cheat Sheet For Reinventing Yourself

What is the biggest reinvention you experienced in 2015? Drop a comment.

With love,

Susie