The festive season fast approaches, but with all eyes on the run-up to Christmas, it can be easy to forget about the new year lurking just behind it. With every New Year’s Eve comes a fresh bevvy of resolutions, that centre on self-improvement and the achievement of key goals.
But, more often than not, these resolutions do not tend to stick. According to statistics put together by YouGov, as little as a quarter of us keep to all our resolutions – and as many as a quarter of us fail to keep any at all! It can be easy to put this down to poor self-control, but the nature of your resolutions may be just as much to blame. What are some excellent resolutions you can pick for a better chance at improving yourself in the new year?
#1 – Financial Literacy
While not the most earth-shatteringly exciting of resolutions to announce, this could be one of the most useful resolutions you set yourself: the management of your finances. Whether you are a spendthrift or simply not clued up on the state of your pension plan, resolving to spend time managing your finances can help give you clarity, purpose and maybe even some extra spending money.
Estate planning is a process that would make life easier for your family in the long term, though it isn’t the cheeriest of tasks to undertake. To be fair, neither is budgeting – but this could form a vital part of your resolution, in order to cut spending on fripperies and make life more comfortable in the process.
#2 – Healthy Body
Health goals are the most quintessential of New Year’s resolutions, and often the first to go out the window when ‘Blue Monday’ comes around. But with the right goals, you can resolve your way to a better, fitter you. The more defined your health goals, the better; “I want to lose 20 pounds this year” is a much healthier approach than “I want to be thinner”.
You could go a step further and highlight the specific method you want to use in service of your weight loss or other fitness goals. You might resolve to visit your local climbing gym three times a week, or simply run every evening.
#3 – Healthy Mind
The importance of looking after your mental health cannot be overstated, and there are many ways you can address this through your resolutions. The simple cutting back on vices like alcohol can help you regulate your mood better, while exercise (as above) is its own mental reward.
You could resolve to learn how to meditate or enrol in a mindfulness programme in order to better manage yourself. Alternatively, you could quite simply resolve to see your friends and family more – giving you more opportunities to vent, canvas for opinions and share in love together.
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