Episode One: Rebellious Youth-6 Ways to Help Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions

6 Ways to Help Keep Your New
Year’s Resolutions

You have the best intentions of making change
in the new year, but let’s face it, change is
hard. Most New Year’s resolutions peter out
before the end of January. Here are some tips
from The Rebellious Youth  to give your
resolutions a fighting chance.

1. Be specific: It is much harder to know
what steps are necessary to create change
when the goals are vague. Instead of declaring
to get healthy, set your mind on exercising
four days a week. Instead of setting your goal
to be a more conscientious spender, make a
plan to create a budget and set aside $100 a
month for savings, or for a fun trip. Write
your goals down and the steps it will take to
get there. Having a road map makes the trip
less overwhelming.

2. Make it attainable: When the changes
are unrealistic, we just set ourselves up for
failure. Make baby steps that accumulate
towards bigger change. Don’t focus on losing
35 pounds. Focus on losing the first five, and
be sure to celebrate your success at each
milestone.

3. Track progress: This is how you stay
accountable to yourself. When you see positive
results, it encourages you to keep working
hard. When you see patterns of mishaps, you
have valuable data to help tweak your
approach.

4. Create an audience: Having a cheering
squad is a powerful motivator. For some it’s
the fear of public failure that allows them to
stay focused. For others they desire a public
victory. Having a partner working on a similar
goal is also a fantastic way to stay focused on
the prize while offering and receiving
encouragement along the way.

5. Anticipate mistakes: Many a resolution
has been thwarted by feelings of defeat over a
slip up. Note to self: “You are not going to do
this perfectly, and there will be setbacks.”
When we make space for imperfection, we are
much more likely to continue working hard at
the tasks at hand until we reach our goals. If
your plan is to eat five small nutritious meals a
day, and on the 5 th day you broke down and
ate a brownie, well you still ate 24 out of 25
meals healthfully, which is great progress.

6. Surf the urge: This is a mindfulness
technique created by Alan Marlatt that will
help you work through times of intense
craving. The task at hand is to recognize the
urge fully and then, without judgment, let it
be, without feeding or fighting it. When you
ride the urge, it becomes external to you and
easier to navigate. In a matter of minutes
(usually less than 30) you feel the intensity
dissipate, until it is over completely.

Episode One: Rebellious Youth- Mtho_m-SkhabaAmabhodlela- new release

You know that moment when good music hits your ears, you just cant help but put a silly smile on your face your head tryna stay still but the song is soo good you cant help it, before your know it you legs start stomping to the beat and your brain trying to register the lyrics, YES that feeling.

Last week i received  an email from a guy named "Mtho m" telling me his working on a song about booze and getting soaked, well my first thought was "aint that an old concept ?",  "aint it like what the majority of the hiphop circle rapping about"? Well i entertained the idea only because my gutt told me so and boy was that gutt right. Fast forward a week later Mtho_m sent me the song before he released it  hoping i wont get the edge to leak it.

I plugged in my head phones and that feeling hit me, the feeling of good music, the feeling of durban music, the feeling managed to take me back to the first day i learnt to ride a bike. I found myself emailing Mtho_m trying to get more details on the song and to my luck he gave me the rights to make it my december theme song and after hours and hundreds of emails, i managed to convince him to release the song on this page, and ladies and gentleman i give "SkhabaAmabhodlela". Its safe to say this is a club anthem and durban has a tendency of bringing out talent like that. With Gemini major on the beat Mtho_m, Insane and Swif on the vocals not forgetting Allan Duvera on the song cover art, all i can say is i ended up downing on bottles i never knew i had. I exclusively have the song and sharing with you guys is the best festive present i can give you. So Rebels i give you the link to the hottest song in Durban right now https://soundcloud.com/mtho-m/mtho-m-skhaba-amabhodlelaradio-cut

Lets all support durban music if not the Durban Sun

Well look my time is running out so for now #Bless and stay Rebellious

https://soundcloud.com/mtho-m/mtho-m-skhaba-amabhodlelaradio-cut

Episode One: Rebellious Youth- Moment of awakening- Support

I miss that time and i miss those days, you know the days when people had a care free attitude when it came to fame and popularity, the days when a simple cents meant we can afford not millions, the time when families where one and believed in one another, a time when you could get support for anything you set your mind into, it might be the most far fetched thing on earth but the moment you set your heart and mind to it you would see the whole family if not the community support you and your dreams. Despite it being nearly impossible one would find themselves being in the core of a support base wider than they had imagined.

When i started this job i really thought everyday im gone talk about parties, clubs, events and functions but to be honest as much as i hate to admit it, i never find inspiration to touch on that subject, not because i lack the creative writing skill (well i leave you to be the judge of that), i travel, i am invited to events, functions and parties but to touch on a subject where nobody supports you kind of bounce's back in your face, you start asking yourself "did anyone read, was it good enough, should i continue writing, why am i bothering". But at the end of the day the bigger voice comforts, and reminds how writing is your love, words are your crush and the pen is well your soulmate. Then it hits me music reviews, upcoming events and parties are going to be a norm on this page but once again i wouldn mind having a little support.

It looks like im running out of time but i promise to be back sooner than you may know it but for now, Happy Holidays from me and the team

Much love #Bless