 In this video, I want to tell you something very important about achieving goals which not many people talk about. Hi guys, my name is Shachi and welcome to my channel. The first month of 2018 is almost over. How did January go for you? Let me ask you something. Did you go into Jan with a whole bunch of goals, thinking new year, new week and expected to feel happy, motivated, inspired, energized? But instead, did you just end up feeling crappy, irritated, angry, hangry? You're not alone. A lot of us are going through the exact same emotions. So let me share my story. The second of January and my friends decided to start a clean eating challenge. Basically, no processed food, sugar or junk food for entire month of January. And I can't tell you how miserable I was in the first week. I was BP, irritated, cranky, angry, hangry, dabby, which also made me realize how addictive sugar is. Anyway, the point is that January is not just the beginning of the year. But for so many of us, it is the beginning of new resolutions, new goals, new habits and the toughest one, new diet. And here's the thing about starting anything new. The beginning part is hard. The first few weeks are the toughest. It's not fun, not motivational, not inspiring. It's just like eating a whole bunch of crap sandwiches. You will feel like you're not making any progress and want to give up. It's okay to feel this way, but the important thing is to just stick with it and not give up. Tell yourself that whatever it is that you're pursuing, you will have to go through this hard initial phase. You will have to do the hard workout, you will have to give up sugar, you will have to put in the extra hours of work, you will have to study when you don't want to study. Because guess what? Once the initial few weeks are over, you will get into the groove of things. Momentum will start building up, things will start popping and falling into place. And then it will be much easier for you to feel happy, motivated, inspired and think of rainbows, sunshine and all the good stuff. See my clean eating streak in the second half of the month? After the first week, it became so much easier. So to wrap it up, I just want to tell you that if you're in the mind space where you're thinking, oh my god, what have I committed to? I can't go through this resolution and you just want to give up. It's normal, it's normal to feel this way when you are chasing anything new or exciting. The important thing is to stick with your routine and not give up. It's going to be worth it. I hope this video has motivated you and uplifted you a little bit. If yes, then please feel free to share it with your friends and family and give this video a thumbs up. I put out video every week, so if you want to see more content from me, then hit that subscribe button. That's all for today. Thank you so much for watching. I'll see you next week. Signing off for now. Bye.