Hello readers and welcome to 2015! I hope it’s going to be a happy and
successful year, not just for me but for everyone else too. 2014 saw my blog readership grow a lot, and
I’m hoping for even more this year, so please help by sharing if you like what
you read!
So, it’s around now that everyone’s thinking about New
Year’s Resolutions and the ‘New Year, New Me’ cliché. Resolutions are great if they’re realistic
and you can stick to them, especially if they’re going to enhance your health
or enjoyment of life (with this in mind, I’ll be posting some tips on trying
something new shortly!). At the same
time, a new year shouldn’t only be about making promises about what you’ll do
better in the coming months, but also about taking stock of your achievements
and what you’ve done well in the year gone by.
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| Some positive words to get you motivated! |
I think it’s in human nature to be quite harsh on
ourselves, pick fault and always notice the things we did badly or aren’t so
good at, rather than the other way around.
And think about it, if you’re setting out on a new year full of thoughts
of what you need to improve about yourself, you’re not likely to be filling
yourself with confidence or motivation to make those changes! So give yourself a positive start to the year
by looking back on 2014 and thinking about what went well. How can you ensure you continue to be
successful with those things and build on them?
Once you’ve taken stock and given yourself the credit you deserve,
you’ll be in a better position to start making the changes needed to make
things even better!
With this in mind, how about a New Year’s Resolution to
be kinder to yourself? To regularly
take
stock of your achievements? To write a
gratitude list on the odd occasion? How
about regularly listing all the things you’ve got done at the end of a busy day
or week? (this is like the opposite of a To Do List and MUCH more rewarding and
mood-boosting!). 
Also, if you have made or are going to make a New Year’s
Resolution, make sure it’s achievable.
There’s no point in setting yourself up for failure! And if you have a little wobble or blip,
don’t put it down to being an utter failure; it’s human nature to make
mistakes! Plus being too strict is
unsustainable anyway. As an example, if
you’ve resolved to eat more healthily, there are various reasons you should cut
yourself some slack: Firstly, you’d be silly to think that eating one chocolate
or slice or cake means you’ve completely failed in your endeavour; the odd
treat here and there won’t do any harm.
Secondly, it’s actually healthy to have a ‘cheat day’ once a week; this
is rewarding and motivating and can help boost metabolism. Thirdly, becoming overly concerned about what
you’re eating can actually lead to really unhealthy thought processes, like an
absolute obsession with what and how much you eat (a condition called
orthorexia).
So, ‘New Year, New You’ is all well and good, but it’s
important to pick the right resolutions, balance this with reminding yourself
what’s good about the old you, and generally be kind to yourself. Put all this together and you’ve got a recipe
for a happier, healthier version of yourself in 2015!
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