New Year 2023 - Making It Your Best Year
A new year is here and with that many new opportunities, experiences and memories to be made. In order to make the best use of this year, it is crucial to take some time to plan it out, consider our wishes and wants and take the opportunity to make it a year based on our design.
Each year, made up of months and weeks represents an opportunity for growth and change, to step into the shoes of who we want to become - To start living in a direction that feels more aligned with our true selves.
I hope you are excited for this year as much as I am where prosperity, progress and good health will be abundant for all. If you are interested in your own development, join me on this journey of growth to set foot into the new year with good energy and intention.
Wishing you a Happy New Year and that you keep finding my posts useful and interesting to read.
ADVICE ON GOAL SETTING
At the start of the year is when most people set their annual goals or at least in some form make a plan for the upcoming year. Regarding this goal setting, I wanted to provide you with some general goal setting advice which you can use for mapping out and following through on your own goals which you set yourself for 2023. I hope you find them useful 😊
Focus on achieving one goal at a time, instead of juggling 10 different ones
Be realistic with the goals you set yourself in terms of the time frame you expect to achieve them in
Additionally its beneficial if your are passionate and invested in the goals you set yourself, as you will be much happier and motivated during the execution process, ultimately helping you follow through until the end
Consider how will you measure the progress you make towards your goal (This will be different depending on the type of goal you have)
Split the goals you set based on different categories to make it a more balanced approach (Examples: Health, Career, Personal, School, Relationships etc.)
Avoid setting too many goals per category per year as that may make it seem over whelming to follow through and keep track of everything
When starting out with your goal, always keep in mind why you wanted to reach this goal in the first place
In order to visualize your goals more, its might be helpful to construct a physical mood/ picture board which visually represents the goals you want to reach and can also be displayed in your room for your own reference
Consider how you will keep yourself accountable for reaching your goals (Examples: Tracking your progress on a physical tracker, partnering up with a friend, using an app etc.)
It is also really important to be specific with the type of goal you want to reach so that you exactly know at what point you have reached your goal
Set a time frame in which you want to reach your goal
If you are planning on working through a larger more difficult goal, break it down into smaller sub goals which are more manageable
To keep yourself additionally motivated, consider setting yourself a reward for reaching a goal of yours
In order to keep track of your goals, it also helps to write them down somewhere, either on a piece of paper which is then displayed or on your phone - Somewhere where you can clearly see them
23 QUESTIONS TO PLAN YOUR 2023
Which 3-5 new habits do you want to establish this year and how will you implement them into your lifestyle?
Which habits and routines will you carry through into 2023 from 2022?
Which habits do you want to quit in the new year?
Which 5 main goals do you want to set for your professional/ work life?
Which 5 main goals do you want to set for your personal life?
How will you keep motivated and accountable for seeing your goals through until the end?
How will you manage and deal with potential setbacks throughout the upcoming year?
Which relationships do you want to strengthen this year and which ones do you want to cut off?
How can you implement more of the activities which energize you and less of the ones which drain you of energy?
Which new skills or knowledge do you want to acquire?
Which books do you want to read?
Which places do you want to visit or travel to?
How will you take care of yourself in the following year?
How will you minimize your main time wasters?
How will you optimize your work and make your use of time more efficient and effective?
How will you make sure to have fun throughout the year?
Which mindsets do you want to adopt for 2023 and which ones do you want to leave behind?
In what ways do you wish to grow as an individual, in terms of what do you want to improve about your current self?
Where do you see yourself at the end of the year (What are you doing, what have you achieved, which people are a part of your life?, where are you on your personal journey, what struggles have your overcome)
How do you want to feel by the end of 2023?
What are you looking forward to or excited about in 2023?
If you had to describe your ideal 2023 in 3 words, what would they be?
What do I want to remember the year 2023 for?
CONCLUDING WORDS
This blog post represents the first post of 2023, where we discussed all things regarding making 2023 your best year yet and how to effectively plan it as well as set goals. I hope that you have found this topic valuable and interesting, because I certainly did find it useful and will be using these questions for myself. If you have not yet made a review of 2022, here you can learn about how to do just that.
In this new year, I wish you all so much success, prosperity, good health and so much laughter and new memories to be shared.
As always, thank you so much for reading and stay curious!
