Hello, lovelies!
Every year, at the end of December, I sit down and really think about the past year and the one that is ahead of me. I love planning and organizing, although I am not that good at sticking with my goal lists. It was so tricky and hard for me to follow my plans and lists and I always thought that I was simply lazy and unmotivated. After doing more research about this topic I realized that the problem wasn't in me, it was in my notes and how I wrote them down. I would usually just open up a random notebook, write my goals in it and toss it in a drawer to be never seen again. Or I would do something that most of us do and that is writing unspecific goals.
My lists roughly looked like this:
- Get fit
- Read more
- Experience more
- Try something new
- Be happy
- Go out more
- Drink more water
- Study more...
All of these are missing one word and that is - how?
How am I going to get fit? How can I read more? How? How? How?
That is something I never thought of. Or, I would simply leave my future self to deal with that stuff. Even the lists themselves don't visually look good.
Instead of just listing a few inspirational sentences one under the other, try to think how you can accomplish all those goals and how to keep yourself motivated throughout the whole year.
For example,
1. Don't write "Get fit" or "Lose weight" or anything similar. Make yourself a little challenge.
Write "exercise 2 - 3 times per week". Don't make something too hard, otherwise, you might give up sooner than you thought. Start slowly. When you finish the January challenge, start one for the February. Make February a bit harder, but not too extreme. You will get used to exercising and you will reach your goal by the end of the year. Just try it, you won't regret a thing!
2. Don't write "Experience more" or "Travel more", be specific! There is such a large field around these goals, I wouldn't even know where to start!
Write "Visit (name a specific city in a country you want to visit) in March" instead. It doesn't have to be March, it can be any other month, week, day, it just depends on how far away the city is or how you will financially cover that trip. Dream big, but be realistic with your dream.
Use the techniques above for everything you are writing down. I have already made an updated list of my goals for 2019. It is still in development and probably would need some changes here and there, but I am happy with how it turned out.
Hugss~
Every year, at the end of December, I sit down and really think about the past year and the one that is ahead of me. I love planning and organizing, although I am not that good at sticking with my goal lists. It was so tricky and hard for me to follow my plans and lists and I always thought that I was simply lazy and unmotivated. After doing more research about this topic I realized that the problem wasn't in me, it was in my notes and how I wrote them down. I would usually just open up a random notebook, write my goals in it and toss it in a drawer to be never seen again. Or I would do something that most of us do and that is writing unspecific goals.
My lists roughly looked like this:
- Get fit
- Read more
- Experience more
- Try something new
- Be happy
- Go out more
- Drink more water
- Study more...
All of these are missing one word and that is - how?
How am I going to get fit? How can I read more? How? How? How?
That is something I never thought of. Or, I would simply leave my future self to deal with that stuff. Even the lists themselves don't visually look good.
Instead of just listing a few inspirational sentences one under the other, try to think how you can accomplish all those goals and how to keep yourself motivated throughout the whole year.
For example,
1. Don't write "Get fit" or "Lose weight" or anything similar. Make yourself a little challenge.
Write "exercise 2 - 3 times per week". Don't make something too hard, otherwise, you might give up sooner than you thought. Start slowly. When you finish the January challenge, start one for the February. Make February a bit harder, but not too extreme. You will get used to exercising and you will reach your goal by the end of the year. Just try it, you won't regret a thing!
2. Don't write "Experience more" or "Travel more", be specific! There is such a large field around these goals, I wouldn't even know where to start!
Write "Visit (name a specific city in a country you want to visit) in March" instead. It doesn't have to be March, it can be any other month, week, day, it just depends on how far away the city is or how you will financially cover that trip. Dream big, but be realistic with your dream.
Use the techniques above for everything you are writing down. I have already made an updated list of my goals for 2019. It is still in development and probably would need some changes here and there, but I am happy with how it turned out.
~ 2019 - Goals & Resolutions ~
1. Exercise 3 - 4 times a week
This is a January challenge for me. I am already used to working out a few times a week so this won't be a problem. I don't include everyday dog walks into the "working out" section or my long walks with friends.
2. Read 30 pages every day
This one is not that hard for me, either. I love reading books and there are so many books that I want to read this year, so I think that setting an everyday page goal will be of much help.
3. Try ice-skating, zip wire and horse-riding
Although I would like to try many things this year, these three are a priority. I can't wait to try all of these things out. I have already tried horse riding and ice skating when I was younger, but I don't really remember anything from back then. Zip wire is totally new and, to be honest, a bit scary to me. I hope I will have the courage to try it, it sounds fantastic!
4. Visit Prague, Dubrovnik, and Athens
These three cities are a must-see for me. I have already traveled a lot in the past year, but there is so much more let to see. One of my favourite trips was a visit to Vienna and Budapest in 2015. It was truly amazing.
5. Drink at least 8 glasses of water per day
It is very important to drink lots of water to stay healthy. This goal is something that I have already achieved, but I wrote it down so I can stay consistent in this new year, too.
6. Be consistent with my planner
This one is big. I really want to keep using my planner throughout the whole year. If I accomplish this by the end of 2019 I will be really happy and I know it.
7. A list of books I want to read
- The Chronicles of Narnia: last 3 books that I haven't read
- Lord of the Rings: all books
- Dracula and Dracula: Undead
- Septimus Heap: last 4 books that I haven't read
- Song of Ice and Fire: Winds of Winter if it gets published this year
- Alchemist
- The fifth wave: all books
- Divergent: all books
- The fault in our stars
(That is everything I could have thought of)
8. A list of TV shows I want to watch
- Reign
- Lucifer
- The Originals
- Gossip Girl
- Game of Thrones
- Victoria
(Again, everything I could have thought of)
As I said before, I haven't finished writing down my goals for this year. I really want 2019 to be a year for change. In the other half of 2018, I stopped using a huge amount of plastic bags and started to be more environment-friendly. I am sure that I will continue doing so in 2019. Also, I want to completely stop buying fast fashion this year. After I read a lot of articles about it, it really makes me sick to see what some people are capable of doing just to save a few pennies. I hope the awareness of this will spread to everyone soon enough so these awful people can be stopped in time.
Well, this brings us to the end of today's post. I hope you enjoyed reading it and got some motivation to start and work on your own goals for this year. Make sure to share your ideas in the comment section down below! Lots of love!
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