New year, new beginnings. It’s a well known fact of life that a new year means lists upon lists of resolutions that sound great on paper but inevitably, are broken before the month of January is over. Rather than falling into the age-old trap f setting too lofty of goals that set you up for failure, focus on resolutions that will help elevate your life in an attainable way. Here are a few New Year’s resolutions to guide you on that journey to your “new year, new me” self.
1. Monthly Dream Meeting
In the hustle and bustle of daily life and the exhaustion that sets in after the rush of the holidays and returning to normal, it can be easy to lose sight of your resolutions and let them fade by the wayside in a month. Having a dream/goal/passion meeting with yourself (or with your partner, friend, accountability buddy) every month allows for reflection and reassessment as necessary. It can be as brief or as long as you want it to. You can celebrate your monthly victories towards those goals and recognize the setbacks. Most importantly, it helps to keep you motivated and focused so that by the year’s end, you can confidently say you lived each day with purpose.
2. Spiff Up Your Wardrobe
In the spirit of the fresh vibes the new year brings, consider approaching your personal style with newfound energy. If you are unsure where to begin, start small by incorporating the right accessories that are both timeless and stylish. And to make this resolution more attainable, Spiffster provides a premium handcrafted tie each month that is tailored to its subscribers, starting at the affordable cost of $10 a month. Spiffster carefully curates its selection of ties, bow ties and socks to ensure that they are on trend and fashionable.
3. Daily Gratitude
In today’s world of fast paced information and technology, with everyone around you sharing their perfectly edited highlights on your timeline and feeds, it can be overwhelming. Begin each day with daily gratitude, whether writing it down in your planner, saying it in your mind as you wake up for the day or as you drive to work. It may seem silly but doing such an act each day even when you feel like your life is not perfectly together will give perspective.
4. Healthy Habits
It is probably safe to say that on each person’s list of New Year Resolutions, there will always be one pertaining to health. (Like finally putting the gym membership to use? Trying another miracle diet? To be “healthy”?) And it is likewise safe to say that is definitely the first resolution to die. That doesn’t mean that it cannot be done. Instead of a blanket resolution that generally alludes to health, outline specific and smaller resolutions. And start small. For example, rather than saying “I will eat healthy this year”, resolve to meal prep and bring lunch from home three days a week. Rather than saying “I will go to the gym this year”, resolve yourself to be active for 15 minutes three times this week. Build those healthy habits slowly so that it becomes routine and soon that impossible resolution to be healthy becomes a lifestyle.