Brandon Sanderson: "There's always a way, if you're not too busy whining about how things should be."

Don't listen to people who tell you what to do. Listen to people who encourage you to do what you know in your heart is right.

Don't play any victim card this year. You can't claim that you are the creator of your destiny and simultaneously blame others for your problems. Develop inner equanimity, self-discipline, and perseverance, and firmly reclaim your power.

Sometimes you have to walk through fire to find your light.