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International Change Your Stars Month lights up every January, inviting you to embark on a 31-day journey of self-improvement. Created by motivational speaker Jace Carlton, this month offers daily ideas to significantly enhance your life. Commit to new habits, learn new skills, and connect with a community dedicated to achieving their highest potential.
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Expected International Change Your Stars Month Deals
Throughout International Change Your Stars Month, expect to find a wealth of promotions on products and services designed for personal growth. Look for discounts from brands like Headspace and Calm on meditation subscriptions, or special offers from Audible on self-help audiobooks. Fitness trackers from Fitbit often see price reductions, while online learning platforms such as Skillshare may offer trial periods or course bundles. Many coaches and wellness apps will also run introductory deals on their programs. We will update this page with confirmed live deals as January approaches.
Platform Guide for International Change Your Stars Month
Tag @nationaltoday_ and use #ChangeYourStars. Share your daily self-improvement challenges, progress, and inspiring quotes with visually appealing posts and Reels.
TikTok
Tag @www.nationaltoday.com and use #ChangeYourStars. Create short, engaging videos demonstrating quick daily habits, motivational tips, or transformations over the month.
Mention National Today (facebook.com/nationaltoday) and use #ChangeYourStars. Join or create a community group to share progress, offer support, and discuss daily challenges throughout the month.
International Change Your Stars Month Hero
Jace Carlton
History of International Change Your Stars Month
On January 1, 1999, Jace Carlton started sending his friends daily email inspirational quotes. Susan Tucker of the Songwriter’s Connection e-Zine requested him to contribute articles a year-and-a-half later and advertised his e-mails in her online newsletter. In his ‘Daily Inspiration for Songwriters’ newsletter, another acquaintance, Ande Rasmussen of the Austin Songwriter’s Group, also advertised his messages. Soon Carlton was sending messages to up to 49 recipients every day. One day, a friend of his who lived in London informed him that three of her friends—none of whom were on his mailing list or were residents of America—were forwarding his messages to her. The entire world was forwarding his messages!
The 2005 movie “A Knight’s Tale,” about a poor thatcher’s boy who aspires to become a knight, served as the inspiration for Carlton’s creation of the website changeyourstars.com. A man laughs at him, “A thatcher’s son? A knight? You might as well try to change the stars!” The young boy asks his father, “Can it be done, father? Can a man change the stars?” His father calmly replies, “Yes, William. If he believes enough, a man can do anything.”
On June 1, 2005, Ron Atchison shared a quotation from the website’s archive with his subscribers at www.InspirationPeak.com and encouraged them to visit it. Eighty-four people signed up for Carlton’s Change Your Stars messages in one hour, which set a record. The 50th Anniversary Edition of the renowned Chase’s Calendar of Events, published in 2008, was the first to formally recognize International Change Your Stars Month, and it has done so every year thereafter.
International Change Your Stars Month timeline
The emails he sends to his friends contain motivational messages.
She invites him to contribute articles to the Songwriter's Connection e-Zine and promotes his messages in her website’s newsletter, which makes him very popular all over the world.
The name of the website and holiday are inspired by the movie “A Knight’s Tale.”
He shares a quote from the archive with his subscribers at www.InspirationPeak.com and tells them to visit Carlton’s website, and he gets 84 messages in a single hour.
International Change Your Stars Month is included in the 2008 50th Anniversary Edition and every other since.
How Businesses Can Celebrate International Change Your Stars Month
Local businesses can embrace International Change Your Stars Month by offering services that support personal growth and well-being. Wellness centers might host introductory workshops on meditation or goal setting, while bookshops could curate displays of self-help literature. Coaching services can offer special consultation packages, and gyms or fitness studios might run ‘January Jumpstart’ programs to help customers kickstart new routines and achieve their personal ‘stars’.
International Change Your Stars Month FAQs
When is International Change Your Stars Month?
In 2027, International Change Your Stars Month is observed throughout January, providing a full month to focus on positive changes and achieving individual goals. Embrace the opportunity for a fresh start.
How many people make New Year's resolutions?
Globally, millions commit to New Year’s resolutions, often focusing on personal growth and well-being. In 2027, this month offers a dedicated framework for individuals to turn those resolutions into actionable steps and lasting habits.
What is the self-improvement industry worth?
With a continuously expanding market, the self-improvement industry is projected to grow further, driven by digital platforms and personalized coaching. In 2027, this month encourages engagement with these resources to foster individual development.
What does 'change your stars' mean?
The phrase ‘change your stars’ refers to the power of individual agency in shaping one’s life path. It encourages the belief that through daily actions and intentional choices, one can overcome challenges and create a more fulfilling reality.
International Change Your Stars Month Activities
Follow Carlton’s 31 suggestions
This is what International Change Your Stars is all about, each idea corresponds to a day of the new year to help you improve your life. You can find them all on changeyourstars.com
Watch “A Knight’s Tale”
This is the movie that inspired Carlton to create the festivity, and it may be similarly inspiring for you. It’s a very entertaining movie that includes rock music despite taking place in medieval Europe, and the whole premise is to “change the stars” and what it means.
Sign the Change Your Stars’ guest book
If you’ve tried these activities and you think they’ve had a positive impact on your life, sign the guest book on Carlton’s website to let him know. There, you will also find Defining Moments, where you can read moments that changed people’s lives and send your own or send ideas to celebrate International Change Your Stars Month.
5 Surprising Facts About “A Knight’s Tale”
Sir Ulrich von Liechtenstein was real
He was a knight and an author that was thought to have invented the idea of chivalry and courtly love.
It’s almost historical fiction
While Geoffry Chaucer’s life is pretty well documented, there’s about a year or so where historians didn’t know what he was doing, and this is when the movie is said to take place.
There’s a fun Chaucer easter egg
In the movie, he threatens to put the summoner and the pardoner in his literature, referencing “The Summoner’s Tale” and “The Pardoner’s Tale” from real life, in which they are portrayed as gross, corrupt people.
There are several references to The Beatles
For example, Wat tells Chaucer that if he betrays them, he will beat him until “your insides are out and your outsides are in.”
Modern music
There’s a reason the movie features modern rock music, the director said that it’s to communicate to modern audiences how people in the Middle Ages felt about their music and that when true Renaissance music is used in modern movies, it fails to convey the emotional response people had back then.
Why We Love International Change Your Stars Month
It’s inspiring
The meaning of “change your stars” is that humans can do anything if they believe long enough. The suggestions for this month are small ways in which we can start the year on the right footing and improve our lives.
It reminds us how much good can be done through the Internet
Carlton’s messages motivated a lot of people, and they’ve shared their stories through the website. A simple act of kindness and understanding can make people change their lives for the better, and the Internet allows us to connect more than ever before.
It’s better than New Year’s resolutions
Carlton says that New Year’s resolutions don’t work because we don’t stick with them long enough. Doing one thing each day of the month will have more long-lasting effects and remind us of our goals for this year.
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