There’s nothing better than starting the new year with a clean slate! Here are five ways to a new you and a new year!
1. Put Pen to Paper- *Write down your goals for the new year and put them somewhere visible. I use a whiteboard but a sticky note will do. Look at your goals on a daily basis and stick to them. Remember to make them attainable but not easy.
*Interesting Fact: A popular Harvard Business School study once found that only 3% of the population records their goals in writing. Another 14% have goals but don’t write them down, whereas 83% do not even have clearly defined goals. More interesting is that this 3% earned an astounding ten times that of the 83% group!
2. Change of Pace- Try switching up your routine. Take up a new hobby or a new workout routine. With that being said be more active. Trying new activities and taking on a new hobby stimulates the mind and helps keep you focused. So take a different route home, try a new food, learn a new language. Mix it up a bit.
3. Get a Raise- Some of your dreams will never be actualized without the proper amount of income. Put the wheels in motion to approach your boss for a raise. Be prepared to prove your worth with milestones at your company. If you’re in salesperson or a business owner try and top your highest sales. Afterall, you deserve it.
4. Upgrade Your Look- Let’s face it, if you haven’t been shopping for clothing in the past two years it’s due time. Upgrading your woredrobe will give you a huge confidence boost. The better you look the better you feel about yourself and the more people will want to work with you, befriend you and look up to you. Try a new haircut and don’t be afraid to try some new looks. Stay away from trendy looks but look to quality peiecs that you can wear mulitple ways.
5. Get The Monkey Off Your Back- Personal relationships bringing you down, debt, taxes, messy home or unfinished projects…time to tackle them all. Yes, we will always have problems but there’s no reason for a monkey on your back. Get the monkey off and start to live your life. Breakdown all of your monkeys on a piece of paper and tackle them one by on, it’s easier then you think. Anything you can’t do, delegate. In the long run you will be much happier and will move forward toward a new you!
