I remember that while I lived in New York City, I never went to the theater. Never. I didn’t really take advantage of the museums either.

Even though I don’t really like the theater or museums that much, it is still unbelievable that I didn’t take advantage of them at all while I lived there. I did take advantage of the restaurants and other things, but you get the idea.

Now I live on the beach. I remember before I moved here and I lived in Brentwood (which is about 20 minutes from the beach), I used to drive down to the beach three or four nights a week to do my cardio, get some air and get grounded.

Now that I live on the beach, I never want to walk the beach at night. I never even walk it during the day. I just look at it.  It’s pretty.  It’s beautiful.  It’s lovely, but I don’t take advantage of it like I used to before it was right in my backyard.

It seems like we never take advantage of the things that are right in our own backyards. This is, however, something I want all of you to start doing.

I want you to write down ten things in your hometown or the nearby area that are amazing. Then I want you to write down things in your hometown you don’t take advantage of and why.

What stops you? Are you lazy? Do you make excuses?

Do you find other things to do, or do you just take these things for granted that they are always going to be there? Stop taking things for granted and start enjoying every single day what is right in your own backyard.

The other night we went out to dinner, and sitting right behind us were Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. I was actually looking directly at Tom Hanks and had no clue that it was him, until Sonja said to me “Did you see Tom Hanks sitting behind us?”

I am clueless when it comes to celebrities. I could be staring directly at a celebrity and would have no idea. That just shows you how much I don’t care about any of this! To me, people are just people.

Anyway, it’s Monday. Welcome to a new week and something with which I want to kick start it . . .

There is something that all of you need to do this week. You need to break up with some of your friends.

There are friends of yours who just really no longer suit your lifestyle. They could be friends with whom you just don’t have anything in common anymore.

Think about why you’re still friends with some of your friends. Perhaps you shared your gum with them in the fifth grade and then got drunk together for the first time in the eighth grade, so you feel like there is a reason you should still be friends with them.

If they’re holding you back, though, you need to start breaking up with them. You want to spend your time with people who don’t hold you back in life. You want to be with people who actually share the same goals that you have. You want to be around people who want to move forward in life.

So you need to go to take a good look at your phone, and you need to eliminate the numbers of people with whom you no longer connect. You don’t have to physically break up with them. Don’t call them up or send them a letter.

In your own head (and phone), you just need to start breaking up with the people who no longer fit your lifestyle. Life is about change.

Many of you out there get stuck in “stagnant world.” I have met people who will actually tell me, “I have all the friends I need.” If you have all the friends you’ll ever need, then you are not growing as a person.

I like to open my life to new friends every single day. If I can meet new friends, it means that I’m growing and learning new things. If you stick to a routine, you’ll never grow!