New beginnings

The "new" in new beginnings is a redundancy. Beginnings should always be new. We attach the word new because beginnings don't feel like the start of something anymore.

Beginnings give us a lot of power. We're usually motivated and don't need any encouragement to get us going. Our enthusiasm usually wanes when we start to encounter problems.

How to get over this? Lots of support helps. In its absence, we should try to renew at several points along the way. For example, in a search for a house or a car purchase, the actually transfer of money between parties is just one phase.

Discretizing goals, both at home, work, life, etc. help make them digestible, attainable, and keep us motivated. Now cliche, it's like saying "today is the start of the rest of your life." Here's another cliche about goals: divide and conquer.