Before getting rid of the "old", I realize it's important to first consider what you want to keep in your life.  What is it that gives you energy, motivation, and happiness?  This can be easier to decide when evaluating what clothes you want to keep or throw out.  But what about when it comes to who you're being, what you're feeling, thinking, and doing?

Below are some books, online tests, and exercises that can help identify what qualities about yourself you want to keep and leverage in your life, helping you be more of who you are and defining what you can do to make yourself happier and more energized.

StrengthFinders 2.0 (by Tom Rath) is an online assessment that helps you uncover your natural talents - - "patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior that can be productively applied."  With practice and a focus on developing skills to enhance your natural talents, they can develop into strengths and make you more productive in achieving results you want.  For more information, click here.

Kolbe Index (by Kathy Kolbe) is an online assessment tool to identify your natural instincts- focusing on your natural mode of operating.  Once identified, you could leverage these instincts (i.e., your unique natural ways of operating) to be more productive towards getting what you want.  For more information, click here .

Enneagram Institute provides an online personality test that identifies you as one of nine personalities.  It further explains essential qualities you have, what your basic fear and basic desire is in life, and suggestions for growth.  For more information, click here.

Activity Log Exercise: For one week, write down what you do all day and night long.  (This is an exercise from the book called Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment by Tal Ben-Shahar).  This exercise explores if you're making the best use of your unique talents, way of operating or being.  Once you're clear on what is important to you (i.e., your values), your strengths, and what you want to occur in your life, you can ask yourself if your actions are aligned with these components to help realize your full potential in life.