Welp, here we are at the end of 2014 with a brand new year peeking out over the horizon. If you’re like us, you’re thinking about your business adventures from the past 12 months and planning on how to make 2015 blow 2014 right out of the water.

Here are a few tips that can help:

Start a Blog

Go ahead and Google “how to increase site traffic” and you’ll find that starting—and maintaining—a blog is listed in every single search result. Quite simply, showing off your expertise within your given field is one of the best ways to inspire confidence in your goods, services and brand, and regular blog posts help you do just that.

Forget the Past

In business as in life, sometimes we get hung up on the not-so-great stuff that tripped us up over the previous year. Instead of beating yourself up, chalk that moment up as a learning experience and move on. Like Rafiki said to Simba while smacking him upside the head with his walking stick, the past can hurt; you can choose to learn from it or you can run away, and running away is bad business.

No one becomes an expert overnight, and that includes you. Focus on what you’ll do the next time a sticky situation comes up, and look toward the future instead.

Move Forward

The untapped new year is brimming with possibilities. At the risk of sounding a little Dr. Seuss-ian, anything can happen and usually does. All you can do is put your best face forward, point yourself in the right direction and head on out. Armed with a time-honored mixture of elbow grease, big dreams and willingness to brave the unknown, there’s no doubt you can make 2015 your best year yet.

Maarit Miller is a writing junkie who will always love the Oxford comma.