goals
Understanding your goals to help you achieve them.
It's Not 2021. It's 2020+
“It’s not 2021. It’s 2020+.” My friends have heard me say this a lot. They find it amusing, but I’m not really joking. The thing about The New Year is that it’s supposed to have magical powers. We make resolutions and grand plans. We set goals for the future.
By Alex Casey5 years ago in Motivation
New year, still me
The year, 2020, is finally over! It was hard for us all, it was difficult, a lot had changed and we had to find a way to normalize it. But in what we had gone through, we made it to the next year. Hoping that 2021 gives us a better year, hoping that better opportunities come by and positivities come into our lives. Every beginning of New Years' there's a trend that is about challenging ourselves to become a better person. Becoming a better person can mean differently to everyone, some want to stop eating sweets, get in shape, save money, or learn new skills. The one thing about this is that we had a lot of time to challenge ourselves, to learn, to reflect, to become a better person in the year 2020.
By Johnson Nguyen5 years ago in Motivation
Fresh Start
Wow. What an absolutely crazy year 2020 was! I had a ton of life changes, some very positive and some negative. After such a wild year, I've started off my January by taking a step back from social media. I found myself getting absolutely hooked! Rather than doing school work, I'd hop on tik tok for 15 minutes. Or that's what I'd tell myself anyway, and then two hours later I'm still doing the same thing. Scrolling through video after video. Not only that, but I felt like I was comparing myself to all those people I was watching. Driving myself crazy by looking the mirror and not seeing reflected what I was watching on my phone. It was like being overwhelmed with thoughts like "You should look like them" or "Why aren't you more like them?" all the time. Because guess what? I don't look like any of those girls on tik tok, but with that kind of thinking I forgot the most important thing of all. That they don't look like me. I forgot that I'm a real person to, and just because I'm not some tik tok famous girl with my makeup done, hair curled and nails did, doesn't mean I'm not beautiful all on my own. So with that, I deleted my account! For days I would catch myself wanting to scroll through Tik tok. Can you say addiction? After a couple weeks that went away though, and I've felt so good since. I don't find myself comparing how I look to others and I feel like I have so much more time in a day to focus on things that make me happy! I realized this wasn't enough though though. I wanted to take this further! So I went through my instagram account and deleted over 200 followers, and unfollowed a whole wack of people. Now it's just my friends and family, people who I love and have a connection with. I decided I didn't really care to know what all these people I barely knew were up to. It's so draining! I want to dedicate this year to just being happy with me, and not feeling the need to always be hooked on social media and needing to know what's going on with every single persons life. Looking back, when I had something new and exciting happen, my first instinct would've been to post it on instagram. Now I just think, I can be happy for me, without feeling the need to broadcast my life to everyone else. My life and my successes should not based by the number of likes and follows I get. Neither should yours! It's like theres this unspoken stigma where if you have below said number of follows/likes your kinda lame. It just adds that additional pressure! We put ourselves out there on social media basically asking society for approval. Unfortunately we don't always get it. However, I promise I'm not here to just try and rag on social media platforms. I think they can be a great tool, especially for businesses and getting your name out there! Being completely honest, at this point in my life for me at taking a step back was what I needed. It's is so refreshing! I found myself having more energy and just overall being in a better mindset. So you bet I put that it into doing things I love (well, and school lol)! I absolutely love all things plants and flowers. So I've been doing a lot of reading on that, and would love to start a little flower farm in my own backyard! My goal this year is to focus on my plans and dreams and making them a reality. Endlessly pursuing what gives me those happy heart feels. I'm sure it sounds like something really small, just taking a step back from the world of social media. But hey, even a small step in the right direction is still a step closer to building the world I want for myself. So with that, I wish you all a very happy 2021, full of tons of adventures and new beginnings. Here's to us and this new year!
By Meghan Lynn5 years ago in Motivation
Go From Hellness To Wellness with these 3 resolutions
Every time I reflect upon the year 2020, i cast my mind back to the last few moments of New Year’s Eve, 2019. I can clearly recall the spectacular display of the London Eye on television. The technicoloured fireworks dazzled and swirled, lighting up the night sky.
By Shan Lena5 years ago in Motivation
From the Dark comes Light
Life has always been somewhat turbulent for me. Although the last year has really shown me how conviction and investing in oneself can positively affect your life. At times I’ve struggled with consistency and patience. So focusing on myself instead of the many people around me has genuinely made each day I wake up, to so much brighter. Instead of waking up and checking my phone, I drink some water and meditate. Then I do some breathing exercises and begin my day by making breakfast. For a while I’ve felt almost addicted to technology. Time would simply pass by without me noticing. I suppose that's the reality of social media, at times you get stuck in the endless scroll. My resolution is to distance myself from social media and to focus on being present with the real people around me. It's odd to hangout with someone in silence, both of you trapped into a small screen for hours give or take. Looking back at all the times I’ve been with friends or family, only half paying attention to what they were saying, makes me a bit melancholy. There are some people you only see a few times a year, and even then I prioritized a funny picture or adorable animal over a personal interaction. Knowing this about myself has made me rethink how I delegate my time day-to-day. With the new year, I am working on becoming more aware and present. My goal is to stay enrolled in my nursing classes and to obtain my RNA license within a few years. I know my goals are going to be challenging, but that's what makes it worth fighting for. I am working towards my goals by spending time studying for classes, making music, and painting. This is how I manifest happiness for myself while also being productive.
By Lea Britto5 years ago in Motivation
Do as Caterpillars Do: Go to Goo
Ah, January. Time for New Year's Resolutions. Time for a fresh start. But what does it mean to truly have a fresh start? As I am sure you know, Reader, the annual cultural phenomenon of making Resolutions unites the self-improvement minded in a rite of passage from one year to the next. It's both a personal and communal process of resolving to "do better." I am among those who make the yearly trek of a self-inventory check, asking: "How could I have made this past year better? How can I make this coming year better?"
By Gwynedd Vetter-Drusch 5 years ago in Motivation
The ONE thing I want to change
I want to be a Master of Time. Let me break it down. A few weeks back I wrote about my goals for the new year. It was a hard hitting, tough love, letter to myself to basically get my sh*t together and start to own my time. Because if there is one thing 2020 taught us, it’s that our time and lives are precious and easily taken for granted.
By Keshia MF5 years ago in Motivation
365 Days
New Years Day and here I sit.....50 pounds overweight, hot flashes every 20 or 30 minutes, a life I'm not sure I want to be living. What resolution should I make this year? Will this year's resolution make it past 24 hours? 48 hours? What is so special about today that it warrants I change something about myself? The truth is there are 365 days when I can make a change, 365 days when I can do something different, 365 days when I can love myself enough to care for myself.
By Rebecca Hallberg 5 years ago in Motivation
Finding My Weigh
How many times have I said this is IT? This is the year I get it DONE? How many times have I tried and failed before the month is over? Let’s be honest, before the first week is even over. How many times have I taken that failure as a sign that I was not meant to succeed? Our minds keep us locked into our comfortable existences and holds us hostage to our failed dreams.
By Marilee G. Hyde5 years ago in Motivation
A Blank Book
2020. The year of Covid. The year a lot of people lost their jobs. Their livelihood. Their freedom. Even though I continued to work throughout the year; my livelihood, was staying home, watching tv and taking the dog for a nice walk. That's not much of a life for anyone.
By Christine Harris5 years ago in Motivation
