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Self-Care Strategies for a Successful New Year

Time to change up resolutions.

Allie Slattery
Dec 12, 2024
Endicott College
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With each new year comes new goals.

Deciding on a goal can be hard, unsure of what to change for this new year. A new goal for myself is to be happier and take care of myself more. I am a very driven person; so driven that I commit to a million and ten things.

For a while I am killing it then all of sudden BAM! I crash and burn out. My goal is to avoid this for the coming year. Taking care of myself needs to become a priority. I cannot be used or fully get everything out of my education if I am not taking care of myself mentally.

Here are some ways I plan to take care of myself:

Keep a Journal

Pink book on a desk with a pen that says today I am GratefulToday I am Grateful Journal Photo by Gabrielle Henderson on Unsplash

Having a way to record everything going on is a major way I clear my head. For some reason when I am anxious and overwhelmed writing it down decreases my anxiety about the issue.

Go to the gym

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I know everyone says they are going to go to the gym for their new year's resolution and unfortunately a commitment like that is not always realistic. I hope including the gym in my overall goal of self-care will make it possible to achieve.

Listen to Music

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Music is a major relaxer to me clears my head and brings me back to what I really need to be focused on.

Be more patient

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I need to be more patient and think my decisions through. So goal of mine is to be more in the moment and not always be so ready to plan the future.

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