How to embrace the new year and set your goals?
Bye-bye 2020! You were a struggle, enjoyable, but still a struggle. We are really happy to greet the new 2021, and set our new goals!
We will leave the Covid-19 madness on the side and count our blessings for 2020. What a year it was – nice travels at the beginning of the year, moving back to Estonia from Germany, and then moving to Canada. Living with friends and looking feverishly for an apartment on our own. The pains of finding work and our own path. Constant food abundance, new awake open-minded people, lots of cycling, and good food. We are ever so grateful and we are ready for the new year with new goals!
If you still haven’t set your goals for the new year, it’s not too late!
There is every reason to feel excited about this year. A tiresome 2020 is past and we have at least in theory so much promise and potential for growth. The strength has to come within yourself to make things happen. The beginning of the year is the time to feel hyped and energized. You can only do this if you leave the previous year behind. Many things didn’t go the way you wanted. It is completely okay. Just set your new goals and move ahead!
Here are some recommendations for you to use this new year to start over and start fresh.
- Make amends and fix any misunderstandings you have with your dear ones
- Forget the past mistakes and focus on not repeating them
- Choose a mantra, which will describe the new year
- Set new goals
Make amends and fix any misunderstandings you have with your dear ones
This is pretty straightforward, but we can’t repeat enough that the people around us are the most important. Our closest ones. They support you, they help you, and are there when in need. We should be able to be on good terms with them and let our ego go and bend, apologize, and be vulnerable.
We need real, supportive, and loving people around us. Do not waste any time on people who you have to run after, who never call you back, pick up your call, or initiate something. You have better stuff to do than spend your energy on them. Remember always: quality over quantity.
Forget the past mistakes
Past is past. Mistakes we made then, will stay there. Though they may affect us even in the present day, the only thing we can do is let them go. We have to accept the mistakes and learn from them. The best way is to focus on not making the same mistakes this year.
Choose a mantra, which will describe the new year
We have been choosing one for the past three years. Epic, create, and action is the words that we chose to describe our new year. This time we agreed on action, as instead of just sitting, we act. We do not postpone things we want to do, we do them right away. It just felt right for us to go for this particular word/mantra. Your’s can be completely different. One tip, though. Choose the word which helps you to make your goals come through the best.
Set new goals
Perhaps the most interesting part is setting down new goals. Here are many things to keep in mind.
- Your goals should fit in with your purpose. Ask how these goals help you to make your vision come true. You should only concentrate on what really matters to you the most.
- Write down your new goals. Not because you may forget them. They are more effective when written down. Use a notebook or a notes app on your phone or laptop. We prefer the old-school pen and paper version.
- Revisit your goals as often as you can. For example, read them when you are waking up or going to bed. This will help you to influence all your actions toward the attainment of your goals. All as we say – let it out to the universe!
- Short list of goals works the best. I know it is very difficult to put down just a few important goals, but this helps you to be on track the best. We wrote down 7 and too many to count goals. So we had to revisit them and cut our list shorter. Now we are sure that we are focused and achieve more because we are not pressured to accomplish a lot.
Conclusion
We hope this short article helps you to set your new goals and makes you embrace the new year. Remember it will be mostly how you will make it. Some things just happen and then we have to deal with them. Follow your goals, remind yourself of them, and just do it!
Share your thoughts or tips on what else to try to do at the beginning of the year.
Happy New Year!
P.s. Make sure to check our last year’s recommendations for the new year as well.
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