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4 Things To Say Bye-Bye-Bye To In 2025

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Dec. 26 2025, Published 1:05 p.m. ET

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Leaving 2025 means leaving things behind that no longer serve you. You’ve grown so much in these 12 months, and now it’s time to elevate to the next level. Think of all you want to get out of 2026; now think of the things in your life that could potentially slow you down, distract you, or cause a detour. These things don’t belong in your next chapter.

Some things aren’t conducive to success, and as we approach the new year, success should be the goal. In life, letting things go can be hard to do. However, in most cases, change results in positivity. If you’re looking to start fresh in the new year, here are some examples of things you may need to leave in 2025.

Comfortability/Fear Of Elevation

Success requires determination, dedication, resilience, confidence, persistence, and so much more. Success also comes with a lot of disappointments, ‘no’s’, and sometimes confusion. No one ever got ahead in life playing it safe or being comfortable. You have to take a chance and feel the fear and do it anyway. If there’s any fear of elevation, you will stay in the same spot, forever; and no one wants that.

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Doubting Yourself

Doubt originates from fear. You constantly tell your brain you want something, yet you believe that you can’t or don’t deserve it. Let that thought process go. Start believing in yourself, read and write affirmations daily; and in the new year believe that everything you desire you will acquire. With hard work of course.

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Excessive Use Of Social Media

Social media can be fun and entertaining, but too much consumption can be debilitating to your productivity. Cutting back on your intake will prove to be beneficial to your growth professionally as well as your funds. Give yourself a time limit everyday on how much social media you intake. You’ll begin to see your life change as you shift your focus on other beneficial things.

Letting Society Dictate Or Affect Your Life

If we all listened to society’s standards we’d all be doomed. As professional women with ambition,the traditional “married by 30 with kids and house with a white picket fence” would have wiped most of us out a long time ago. Society has a standard for everything and could drive you crazy if you chose to live your life according to it. Don’t. Live your life, make your own rules, and celebrate your victories, no matter how large or minute.

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Candis McDow
By: Candis McDow

Candis McDow is a self-published author (Half the Battle is available on Amazon), a freelance writer, and a poet. She is a lover of all things houndstooth, gold jewelry, and mangos. When she's not writing she enjoys concerts, documentaries/movies, family time, painting, and thrifting. As a mental health advocate, she aims to spread awareness through her gift of writing. Candis believes "when the words choose you, it's a forever thing."

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