Happy new year, with all these overwhelming feelings of it being a new year and a new decade I feel the need to write down my goals, intentions for the next few months. Anyone else with me, but don’t know where to start…. read on for few tips, that I hope can help open your mind and clarify!
It's that time of year, where you maybe starting to think about where we want to be, or what we want to achieve! I don’t know about you, but I find this so difficult! There seems to be so much pressure around “New year, New you”, but what if its the same you, but you decide and put more focus into how far you will take 2020 and beyond!
If your feeling motivated to set some goals here’s some tips to help you on your way:
1: Make it SMARTER
S - Specific
M- Measurable
A - Attainable
R - Relevant
T - Time bound
E - Evaluative
R - Revisable
2: Write them down, so you are accountable, and so you can clarify and strengthen your intentions.
3: Break it down, break down your goals into small, manageable steps so you don’t feel overwhelmed.
4: Hold yourself accountable, keep focused and disciplined.
5: Reward yourself, this will help reinforce your positive actions you’ve taken and so you continue on your journey.
6: Build into your routine so that your goals become part of your daily habits and rituals.
Just remember in amongst you goal/intention setting to give yourself forgiveness and extend kindness to yourself so that your motivation is kept high. It takes daily commitment to make today different to yesterday, with a little discipline, focus and support you can get there.
On that note I would like to finish with these two quotes I found, which I think are a good few words to start our year with.
“Make New Year’s goals. Dig within, and discover what you would like to have happen in your life this year.... It is an affirmation that you’re interested in fully living life in the year to come. Goals give us direction.” — Melody Beattie
“If I’m an advocate for anything, it’s to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean or simply across the river. The extent to which you can walk in someone else’s shoes or at least eat their food, it’s a plus for everybody. Open your mind, get up off the couch, move.” — Anthony Bourdain