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How to create a whole New You – Notes from the Big Screen #atozchallenge
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 9:42PM ;)
*A to Z Challenge Alert: I’m playing catch-up today for Letter N, so my post for Letter O will be published soon.
Each new day brings a new opportunity, right? It is a promising notion that sounds nice but leaves some people lost in the sea of infinite possibilities.
Making the most of every new day that we are given is easier said than done, especially for those who have no idea how to put this concept into practice. While we all may not need to live vicariously through the adventures, drama and thrill rides that occur in movies, many of us can benefit from taking a page from their books of starting over.
Hollywood and independent cinema shows us that we can spice things up at a moment’s notice, given enough determination. Here are ways to create a new you if your master plan for life is still in development; going one step and one simple (or drastic, depending on how you like it) measure at a time until you reach your destination. These examples are based on movie characters who, in one way or another, became new versions of themselves – for the betterment of their lives.
Force your boss to quit and then promote yourself to a new position like Danny does in “Kill the Irishman.”
Cut your hair and then move to Mexico the way Stoney does in “Set It Off.”
Plan to move to Texas and become a cowboy like Danny does in the crime biopic “Kill the Irishman.”
Color your hair and change your phone number the way Carrie does in the romantic comedy, “Sex and the City: The Movie.”
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Leave a toxic relationship and then work at a diner to get back up on your feet the way Delia does in the romantic drama, “Personal Velocity.”
Go undercover as a police informant the way Pookie does in “New Jack City.”
Switch careers and open a lingerie retail store like Champagne does in the documentary “Gangstresses.”
Offer pro bono work at your job and make plans to help a man buy a house the way Gavin does in “Changing Lanes.”
What other examples of starting over and creating a NEW You can YOU add to this list?
Reader Comments (8)
You could go into the Matrix and become a cooler version of yourself. ;)
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took inspiration... cut my hair 6 inches shorter :[ not liking it . Happy to connect. Do visit www.disha-doshi.blogspot.com I am following you via #AtoZChallenge
negative example: give up your life because you had a fight with your boyfirend and move back home and take a job you hate ;)
what, nobody was saying negative stuff so, I saved the day!
positive: compliment an unknown person every day!
I day-dream of quitting my job for something more blue collar, dying my hair an outrageous color, and focusing my mental energy on the arts and writing instead.
Makes for great stories, but I doubt I am ever that adventurous!
If I was gonna change it all, I'd move to a beach in Jamaica, and live in a hut.
a haircut always makes me feel like a new person :)
Nutschell
www.thewritingnut.com
Get a tattoo, dye your hair, and join a rock 'n roll band band has always done wonders for me. Heh....
Oh, and running. Becoming a runner will definitely change you for the better.
Learn a new language, go on an overseas trip, or go vegan. Man, there are so many ways to re-invent yourself! :-)