It’s that time of year again. We’re approaching the end of the calendar and we’re wondering what we should do for our new year’s resolutions. 2021 – and 2020 before that – have been pretty tough years for many of us. As coronavirus and Covid-19 have spread around the world, our lives have been thrown off track. We’ve had to make changes that we haven’t necessarily wanted to and things have felt pretty negative at times. But hopefully, 2022 will bring bigger and better things. You can help this along the way with your resolutions! Here are some key tips and tricks that will help you to make the best resolutions for the best year ahead.
Taking Some Thinking Time
The main goal of a resolution is generally to make some sort of positive change in your life. So, you’re going to want to stick to then. Every year, all too many people fail their resolutions and completely forget them by February. A common reason for this is that they pick something for the sake of it – something that they’re not genuinely dedicated to. Instead, choose a change that you’re genuinely interested in changing and want to change. Take some thinking time to really consider what you want to do.
Set Milestones
Make sure that your resolution isn’t too generic or vague. You also need to make sure that your resolution has a clear goal and milestones that you should be able to track along the way. This will help you to keep track of your progress. Vague resolutions are hard to stick to, so be specific. If you want to lose weight, say how much and by when. If you want to get a new job, set milestones, such as browsing jobs boards, applying and interviewing.
Resolution Ideas
Here are some popular resolutions that you might want to try out yourself!
Quitting Bad Habits
Most people have a bad habit of some sort. Why not try quitting it? Whatever it is, there’s help and support out there. From rehablist.org to medical assistance, support groups, helplines, quitting aids and more. This may feel like a difficult journey, but it will help you so much in your day to day life, improving everything from your health to relationships and more. Give it a go and, if at any point you stumble and start to fail, don’t give up. Get up and try again!
Eat a Balanced Diet
Want to improve your health and wellbeing? Why not focus on your diet. This doesn’t necessarily have to mean losing weight. Instead, you might want to implement a healthy and balanced diet into your lifestyle. Good milestones can include cutting out junk food, consulting a nutritionist for help and advice or following healthy meal plans. Avoid extreme diets. These aren’t sustainable and will simply cause problems with yo yo weight and health.
These are just a few different pieces of advice surrounding resolutions that should help you to experience the most success possible. Hopefully, some of the information will help you along the way and see you experience a more positive 2022 where possible!