New Years Resolution 2016

So I just came back from reading my last year's 2015 New Years Resolutions...and the only resolution that I stuck with was to hold a giveaway on my Youtube Channel at the start of every month, which is awesome because I don't ever go through with any of my New Year Resolutions! (Pat myself on the back.)

The biggest question is, what have I learned last year? 

I actually had quite a rough 2015. It is definitely the worst and most testing year I had to overcome in my Adult life. Everything was fine and normal until late March hit, and every month since then up to the end of October, a bad event happened right after the other. I felt like this nightmare was never going to end, but it got me thinking about what I wanted...not what I already have or how my life is at the moment, but what I actually want for myself, just me, not me with others' influences. 

I realized that I had always based my events around the people in my life. I always wanted to make those around me happy. The truth is, is that I just didn't want anyone to be upset with me. However, that way of thinking is not making me happy as a whole. Yes, I feel some happiness when I do something that pleases someone else, but I also feel that I am always putting what I want aside, and it's really getting to the point where I feel resentful.

So in September after my 27th birthday, it hit me hard that I was now in my late twenties and I was not happy with where I am in life, especially career-wise.  So I soul searched to find out what makes me happy and what my dreams were...and I realized that everything that I have done so far or pursued so far, I was happiest when I was Blogging/Writing, when I was Creating/Drawing, and I when I was making Content for my Youtube Channel. So what does that tell me? That I love being part of the blogging/vlogging/video-content-creating-world. 

Now I ask myself these questions. Should I go pursue this passion that I know will be a huge challenge on a platform that has a ton of competition? Am I ready to sacrifice stability to do what makes me happy? Am I willing to quit my jobs if it comes down to it? And most importantly, what if I don't succeed?

I don't know the full answers to all of the questions. My channel has been growing, but it has been growing at a snail pace. Do I mind? Yes, a little...sometimes a lot. I'm sure all content makers want to be an overnight success, but I have a feeling that I am part of the group that will need to work their butts off for the success we want because we are just not that lucky.

What I do know is that I am willing to work my butt off to try to make my dreams come true. If I succeed or not, is something that cannot be answered at the moment. I will just have to work and see, but I am willing to work to make sure I succeed or die trying (not literally though).

So my New Years Resolutions for 2016 is to work my butt off. I promise at least three videos a week (Mon, Weds, & Fri) on my Channel and a Post every single day on my Blog! I will also try to keep up with my social medias (Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter) to keep connected with my viewers, because they are a huge part of why I have kept with my WanderwithAlice channel for this long. So let's do this!

Happy 2016 everyone! Let's start this year with huge boost of motivation and energy! 

What are your New Years Resolutions/Goals for 2016?

Happy Wandering, Alice!