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Eliana Barriga
eliana@retailobserver.com
Make every day a new beginning,
JAN. 2024, VOLUME 35, ISSUE 1
CELEBRATING OUR 35
TH
YEAR
AS THE RETAIL OBSERVER
PUBLISHER/MANAGING EDITOR
ELIANA BARRIGA
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Elle's View As I See It
N
ew Years is a time when we consider ways to reinvent ourselves.
Reflecting over the course of the past year, it has been a rough one
not only for myself, but for many close friends and family members
as well. It's been a year of facing big life changes, and contemplating
intriguing questions such as: "Are you looking to make a new ending by
creating exciting new beginnings?" To quote Steve Jobs, "The heaviness of
being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again,
less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative
periods of my life."
Whatever you may want to change in your life, make uncertainty your best
friend this New Year. Learn from your mistakes. Don't take it personally.
Raise your awareness to know that every day is an opportunity to fully
comprehend that the past is gone. Those memories will never repeat
themselves the same way. Old habits and patterns can't hold you prisoner,
but can encourage you to move forward in new ways, especially at the turn
of the New Year when the entire planet is going through a re-boot with
resolutions and plans for positive changes.
Get excited about things that have never been, by creating new dreams
that encourage you to move ahead. What if the anticipation of becoming a
relentless learner was the fuel you needed to become curious and
enthusiastic in your new direction? Look for the people and things that make
you shine. Move forward with joy and enthusiasm and surround yourself
with those who bring out the best in you. New beginnings are most certainly
always exciting times!
THE RETAIL
FRESH STARTS:
OPEN THE WAY
TO UNBRIDLED
CREATIVITY
"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning,
but anyone can start today and make a new ending."
– Maria Robinson
