Give Me a Year

12 New Things to Embrace Change and Live Your Best Life

By: Shonda Scott

Narrated by: Shonda Scott

Move aside, New Year’s resolutions. 12 New Things® is your key to making lasting change.

In Give Me a Year: 12 New Things to Embrace Change and Live Your Best Life, author, entrepreneur, and adventurer Shonda Scott provides a kinder, gentler way to treat the most important person in your life: you!

Chronicling the evolution of Shonda’s 12 New Things Challenge—a commitment to try something new every month for a year—this book illustrates how making time for new experiences (whether big or small) is the key to unlocking a more fulfilling, joyful life. From swimming across the San Francisco Bay to skiing amid the deserts of Dubai, Shonda shares many of her life-changing 12 New Things adventures so you too can begin living a better, healthier, more evolved lifestyle. The lessons from Shonda’s personal and professional challenges underscore the power of transformation through trying new things.

With engaging stories, actionable insights, and reflection prompts, this book is an essential guide on how to embrace change, overcome fear, and take bold steps toward personal growth. Whether you are seeking more meaning in your life, would like to pivot and elevate through change, or just want to find more fun, Give Me a Year will empower you to open countless doors of opportunity that will lead to a whole new you over the next twelve months.

©2025 Shonda Scott Enterprises Worldwide, Inc. (P)2026 Greenleaf Book Group

Wonderful concept and inspiring story

Sometimes it’s the simple things that make the most sense. I’m glad that I read this book and I’ve already started on my 12 New Things Journey. I love how the author shares what worked for her while providing the blueprint to do the same. She leads by example.