2024 is coming, how are we preparing?
Resolutions, goals, new year, new you, vision boards.....
Now that 2024 is right around the corner, everyone and their mom is going to start obsessing over their New Year's resolutions. What if I told you that you don’t need to make a list of resolutions that you’ll forget about in 3 weeks? You’d be like “OH MY GOD THANK YOU YUKTA!” As you should, so let’s get into what you SHOULD do.
Resolutions are SO last year
Resolutions suck and it’s because they’re too lofty and never realistic. You can’t sit down and make a resolution that you’ll run a marathon when you’ve never even run a mile before. It’s possible and people have done it, but you have to be honest with yourself. Do you know what it takes to run a marathon? Do you have a training plan? Have you done research and picked a marathon? If your answer is no, then it’s not a realistic goal. This can be applied to any of your resolutions.
Resolutions are setting you up to fail, that’s why we forget about them so quickly. They end up abandoned and then we feel bad because we can never reach our goals. However, the issue isn’t you or me. It’s resolutions.
So then what?
We make goals. Not just any goals though, we make specific, achievable, relevant goals because we’re cool and intelligent.
Now you’re probably thinking, how is that any different from resolutions? I’ll tell you why. These goals aren’t for the entire year and you have a plan of attack to achieve each goal. Here’s how:
Step 1:
Split 2024 into 4 quarters, each quarter will be 3 months long. Example: Quarter 1 is January, February, and March.
Step 2:
List out the areas of improvement or areas in which you have goals. Examples: education, work, fitness, health, and so on.
Step 3:
List out specific goals within those areas. Example: I want to run 1.5 miles without stopping to walk. Ask yourself if these goals are specific, achievable, and relevant as you make them.
Step 4:
Once you have the what, you need to figure out the how. How are you going to reach that goal? What habits does a person who achieves that goal have? Examples: I will go on a run 2 times a week, I will go to the gym 4 times a week, I will download a running app and sign up for a training plan, etc.
Step 5:
At the end of the quarter, assess your progress. What goals did you achieve? What habits did you implement? If you didn’t achieve the goal fully, how close did you get? Use this assessment to create goals for the next quarter then repeat steps 2-5.
Use my template to get your 2024 in order.
Now we can do the fun stuff!!!!!!
Vision Boards
Vision boards are powerful, just ask Rachel Berry from Glee. She had her vision board front and center where she could check on it every day. We don’t need to be like her, but we do need to be making vision boards. Make your vision board before 2024 gets here with just a couple of steps.
Step 1:
List out the areas of improvement or areas in which you have goals. Examples: education, work, fitness, health, and so on.
Step 2:
List out specific goals within those areas. Example: I want to run 1.5 miles without stopping to walk. Ask yourself if these goals are specific, achievable, and relevant as you make them.
Step 3:
Find visual representations of each of those goals. I like to use Pinterest for this step because I make my vision boards on Canva. You can make a physical vision board as well!
Step 4:
Put the images together and create your vision board! This is the fun part because you can be as creative as you want.
Currently Consuming
Watching
Supergirl: I made it to the third season! One of my favorite characters, Lena Luthor, finally made her appearance on the show. I adore the focus on relationships between women in this show, makes my heart warm and fuzzy.
Listening
Aware & Aggravated Podcast by Leo Skepi
Daylists and my Winter playlist on Spotify
Movies
It’s the holidays so here is a list of holiday movies I absolutely adore (holiday rom-coms, of course).
The Holiday
Last Christmas
Ex-Mas
Love Actually (yes…I know this one might be questionable in 2023 but it’s a classic to me)
Let it Snow
See ya!
Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you next week!