Although most of the world sees a new year as a time to make massive changes in their lives, it’s the goal setting and daily choices that lead to lasting change. That’s why New Year’s Resolutions are so ineffectual.
This new year, you can start and finish strong by improved goal setting and making better choices each day. Here are some tips for making sure 2022 is your best year ever.
Break It Down
Whether you want to save for a dream home, start an Intra Juice business or get healthier, you need to recognize it’s going to take time. Our desire for instant gratification can lead us to give up before we even get started pursuing our goals.
Choose the one big thing you want to have by the end of the year, and then break down the steps you’ll need to take to make it happen.
Then break them down even further. Come up with small tasks that you can complete daily in only 10-30 minutes.
That will not only help you see the goal as a journey (so you don’t give up too soon), but it also makes the goal easier to tackle.
Track Your Time
We’re all busy. But many people use busyness as an excuse for keeping the status quo, even when they say they want to change.
One simple way to find “wasted time” in your schedule is to track it.
For at least three days, keep track of what you do all day long.
You can use an app, spreadsheet, or a simple notepad to keep track. You’ll soon start to notice you spend more time watching TV, playing games, and checking social media than you would have thought.
Once you are aware of this wasted time, choose yourself instead. Use that time to research career programs, enjoy a hobby, start a side business, or spend more time with family.
Whatever your goals are this new year, deciding to spend your time working on it each day will make sure you end the year where you want to be.
Redesign Your Life
Most of us sleepwalk through life more often than we care to admit. If you want to live a happier, more fulfilling life, take stock of what makes you happy. What brings you joy and makes you feel alive?
Now, redesign your life to make sure those things are a part of it. Look back at your time-tracking list (from above). What obligations and expectations can you modify or delete, so you live a life full of joy and purpose.
Make a conscious decision to choose to live life to the fullest every day.
