With the new year approaching, everyone is getting back into their 'new year, new me' attitude. With this often comes to a lot of unrealistic goal setting quickly followed by disappointment that they weren't met. What we tend to forget is the simplest changes in our everyday life can leave the greatest impact on our happiness, mental health, and even how we treat other people. Start small, and change simple things.
Choose one thing even from this list to try and change in the next year of your life and see how much it pays off next December.
1. Practice gratitudeÂ
2. Master your mindset in all areas of your lifeÂ
3. Get up earlyÂ
4. Daily meditationÂ
5. Read a chapter of a good book every dayÂ
6. Make time for self-careÂ
7. Value your alone timeÂ
8. Prioritize your to-do list. the most difficult task firstÂ
9. Set goals and make sure you are moving forwardÂ
10. Don't be afraid of failingÂ
11. Go to bed before 10 pmÂ
12. Prioritize your health by eating healthy and clean foodÂ
13. Try and stay away from flour and sugarsÂ
14. Be proactiveÂ
15. Take initiativeÂ
16. Think quality over quantity when it comes to peopleÂ
17. Be disciplined and honor your commitmentsÂ
18. Stretch it out dailyÂ
19. Practice the art PomodorosÂ
20. Get in 30 minutes of exercise every dayÂ
21. Plan your day aheadÂ
22. Eat dinner at the kitchen table and not in front of the TV
23. Have a good skin care routine in placeÂ
24. Eat your greensÂ
25. Do a daily thought-dump (preferably in the morning)
26. Drink more water and less fizzy drinksÂ
27. Wear sunscreen every day of the yearÂ
28. Manage your emotionsÂ
29. Always do what YOU feel (never fear the FOMO)
30. Learn something new every dayÂ
31. Pick up the phone and call an old friendÂ
32. Always be a good listenerÂ
33. Take advice from people that already have the result you wantÂ
34. JournalÂ
35. Make time for your loved onesÂ
36. Be consistentÂ
37. Challenge yourself and get out of your comfort zoneÂ
38. Do something you've never done beforeÂ
39. Learn from your failuresÂ
40. Don't worryÂ
41. Declutter your home and closet regularlyÂ
42. Plan for an adventureÂ
43. Be confidentÂ
44. Say no to things you don't really want to doÂ
45. Say yes to things you want to do (even if it may seem scary)
46. Cook at home (and save money)
47. Take responsibility for your actionsÂ
48. Don't make excusesÂ
49. Just start, because tomorrow is not a day of the weekÂ
Most importantly, remember this life is for you. Live this year for you. Live this life for you.
