Hi! Hope you had a wonderful, relaxing Christmas if you celebrated.
Now that some of the holiday madness is over, it’s officially the brink of 2017! This is actually one of my favorite times of year—right before New Year’s Eve—because I find the start of a new year fresh and motivational. I also love the practice of writing out resolutions. I’ve written about it here before, but there’s something cathartic about putting pen to paper to map out your goals.
But what’s maybe even more important than looking ahead is checking in with your progress of the current year. Which goals did you meet? Did they make you feel good or were they more externally pleasing to others? Which goals did you fail? Why? What got in the way? Do you want to carry that goal over to 2017? How do you feel about the year in general? What positive things happened? Negative? In what moments did you feel your best?
By journaling about where you are currently, you can touch base with yourself to set up what’s next. After doing that, I like to let that sit for a day or two and then focus on my resolutions, or goals, for the next year. Up for it?
Challenge: Journal about 2016 and prep for 2017
I personally like to have some overarching goals for the year, like get more sleep, say no more often, etc. and then also break it up into more specific monthly goals. Having general things to focus on is nice, but I need some sort of “to-do list” type system for really getting things done.
I’m not too strict with the format, but that’s usually how it goes. I think the important part is getting your thoughts out on paper and finding areas of your life that can be improved.
I’d love to hear how you track your resolutions, so please share! Any great systems I should know about?
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Lovely post!! I agree, this time is amazing to reflect and draft a new plan for the upcoming months.
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Nice challenge! I use to do it too.
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I like to write out my new year goals as well, and already, I’ve been planning out January.
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I always write goals but I used to do it more often. What I usually do is that in the beginning of the year I have the big goals but then every month I write small steps to get me there. I enjoy very much cutting them of the list if they get done.
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I’m a huge huge goal/list/resolution maker. Elise Blaha Cripe has a tracker to daily mark off your “goal” for the year – whether it’s “run every day” or “eat dinner as a family”. I think she offers it as a free download too – elisejoy.com
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I always take time to reflect on the year before and set some goals for the new year. Writing it out in a journal is definitely helpful. I actually have a progress/dreams/goals journal that I try to write in at least once a month to update on where I am, the challenges I’m facing and any achievements. This week I plan to sit with a cup of tea and read through all of that before setting my 2017 goals. We’re definitely our personal cheerleaders and we have to ignite our inspirations as best as we can. Happy new year! Here’s to achieving all your goals.
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I love setting myself goals for the next year and thinking of what I’ve actually achieved. The end of the year is a perfect time for such reflections.
Lovely blog.
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great post!
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I think looking back is necessary before you look forward! Everyone deserves a pat on the back for getting through another year and no one can do it better than we ourselves~ Thank you for reminding me to journal this! x
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Love this post! xx
Good luck with your New Year resolutions! And writing is really great to clear your mind and know exactly what to do or ( don’t ) 🙂
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Thanks for your post!I have already wrote about 2016, but can not start with 2017. I have a plan in my mind but not in a paper…I believe that it is really important to write your plans.
Awesome post.
Lovely post. It’s nice to see some inspirational content to help boost motivation!