I’ve always been a fan of setting goals at the beginning of each year
because it provides an excellent opportunity to reflect and focus on self-improvement,
and it’s a tradition that I like to uphold. With that being said, it made me
think of what I wrote last year and it frustrates me that I only accomplished 2
out of 13. What I noticed is that it wasn’t specific and it was just written at
the back of a random notebook. I learned, however that such strategy didn’t
work for me. Luckily, a friend of mine
gifted me a planner this year. So I decided that I need a new and different approach,
specific and manageable for me to follow through.
- Stop over-thinking and find peace in the present moment. I stress about everything. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. I need to chill out. I had a coaching from my supervisor about this and it enlightened me. After days of research, I found out that getting physical and busy would help.
- Stop doing things we’ll later regret. Such as, the way I act with others (for some that were nice but I was too harsh). Always think of the consequences before acting on it.
- Write in my journal. I haven’t been successful with achieving this. It has been on my list last year and the year before…and the year before that. I love reading my old journal entries and every time I read them I always wish I had written frequently. This would be something that I can pass to my daughter and future granddaughter.
- Avoid toxic people. I love everyone and want to be friends with everyone, but negative people can bring you down and life is too short to be surrounded by that.
- Let go “the need to be liked”. Not the most important thing. Time to let go.
- Blog more. Post at least once a week
- Save Money. I was intrigued with the 52 weeks money challenge but that wasn’t feasible since I don’t earn per week. This year myfinancemd.com shared 24 pay-outs money challenge which I think will work for me. I haven’t decided what my budget would be. I’ll update you soon.
- Learn something new. I know how to bake but I have always been reluctant of learning how to cook. This is something I would like to work on this year.
- Eat Healthy. Doesn’t necessarily mean that I have to be a vegan. But I want to monitor my intake, maybe eat plant based more often.
- Sleep at least 5-8 hours a day.
- Financially be back on track. Last year I have been living from pay check to pay check. I don’t know if it’s because I made a big purchase (house & lot) but definitely, I lost track of my expenses, bills were piling up. But, last night I have outlined everything and I hope I’m good.
I hope I can mark off everything on the list by the end of this year.
xo,
Ann