# New Beginnings **Domain:** Human Development / Transition / Agency **Doc Type:** Concept Node **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition **New Beginnings are deliberate entries into a changed life, practice, relationship, vocation, or identity after an ending, disruption, recognition, or decision.** ## Mechanism and Practice A beginning becomes sustainable when it is protected from premature judgment, reduced to manageable action, and allowed to improve through practice. Age, imperfect conditions, and prior failure do not eliminate the capacity to start. ## Relationships [[wiki/Life Transitions|Life Transitions]] · [[wiki/Renewal|Renewal]] · [[wiki/Agency|Agency]] ## Simple Reminders, Quotations, and Thoughts > “Any age is a good age to begin. People often feel their best years are behind them, yet many are just getting started. Believing there is more ahead opens the door to it.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *How New Experiences Expand Possibility - Livestream (Oct 2015)* [[reminders/New Beginnings/Any Age Is a Good Age to Begin by Bryant McGill|Any Age Is a Good Age to Begin by Bryant McGill]] > “Each moment is a chance to begin again. Releasing past mistakes and giving oneself permission to move forward opens new possibilities. A fresh start is always available.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Directed Attention and the Discipline of Creation - Livestream (Jun 2016)* [[reminders/New Beginnings/A Fresh Start Is Always Available by Bryant McGill|A Fresh Start Is Always Available by Bryant McGill]] > “It is never too late to start over. Many people have rebuilt their lives, health, and careers in their fifties, sixties, and beyond, so age is rarely the real barrier to a new beginning. The question is not whether there is time, but what you will do with the time there is.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Designing Life, Health, and Wealth Through Small Daily Practices - Livestream (Aug 2015)* [[reminders/New Beginnings/It Is Never Too Late to Start Over by Bryant McGill|It Is Never Too Late to Start Over by Bryant McGill]] > “Starting over is humbling but possible. Even people with established audiences in one place often have to begin from zero somewhere new, and the same principles of patience and persistence apply.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Perseverance, Emotional Diversity, and Collective Intelligence - Livestream (Jan 2019)* [[reminders/New Beginnings/Starting Over Is Humbling but Possible by Bryant McGill|Starting Over Is Humbling but Possible by Bryant McGill]] > “Sometimes life falls apart so it can fall together. The collapse of a familiar life can clear space for a better one to begin. A painful ending can be the start of a new chapter.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Simple Steps, Mental Levers, and the Practice of Change - Livestream (Oct 2015)* [[reminders/New Beginnings/A Painful Ending Can Begin a New Chapter by Bryant McGill|A Painful Ending Can Begin a New Chapter by Bryant McGill]]