Normally, I make new years resolutions but I have found many years, on the last day of the year, I am hit in the face with the realisation that I never keep them. Only to go about making new ones the next day. I think this goes for a lot of people, they make resolutions so they can feel good about themselves, so they can promote the idea “New year, new me.”. But there is no new year, new you. There is only new year, new changes that can lead to a healthier life.

The biggest problem with A New Years Resolution is, after making them, we tend to think we have a whole year to act on them. That we have time. And then eventually, you forget you ever had them.

My first tip is, when you are making your resolutions, really think of things you can really achieve, something with steps that can help you reach the end goal you desire. Many people say simply: get healthier, workout more, spend more time with family, get better grades. All these are very… nice ideas. However, they are very unrealistic, if you want to take your resolutions seriously, you need to start off by thinking of things you can imagine completing. E.g. instead of workout more, try working out at least one or two or three times a week (depending on your strength)

Secondly, write out your resolutions. This may sound a very easy step, but I would really suggest this to have in solid, the promise you make to yourself. That way, you will have it as a reminder. I would suggest something that stands out so you don’t forget it’s there.

Next, write out the steps you will take to get there. For example, if you are doing: Get better grades (I know this is one of the resolutions that was very vague so try personalising it to your abilities but I am just doing an overall example) maybe plan times that you can do short spurts of revision and studying. Or if it is working out, start out with realistic goals for the days you can workout.

This next tip, is to start off small and gradually increase the hardness of your goals. So if you are doing working out, maybe start with working out at least one time a week and then later on progress to two or three. I find this helpful because starting off small and realistic can make it easier to think of it and want to do it because you look forward to getting to the next step and gaining confidence.

Tick things off: I know a lot of people who find this very satisfying and self fulfilling, things like list making and stuff might not apply to everyone but I think it is a great way to feel satisfied once you achieved it. Of course there are some goals you can’t tick off, for those, it is just a nice feeling to know you achieved them.

Finally, here are some websites that my family, my friends and I have used and find really helpful:

Websites and Apps for Getting Fit: Freeletics https://www.freeletics.com/en/, Fitocracy https://www.fitocracy.com/ 

Websites and Apps for Writing: Daily Page https://www.dailypage.co/ , Or of course blogging

Being more calm and controlled: (I found meditating actually really helpful for me so I would definitely recommend meditating) Headspace https://www.headspace.com/, Sattva https://www.sattva.life/

Cooking: NYT Cooking https://cooking.nytimes.com/, And of course there are many other cooking blogs.

Waking up early: I have been using alarms such as Alarmy https://alar.my/and it has really helped me to wake me up with a series of memory games or maths questions which you can change.

Those are the simpler websites and apps I have used that I think people may be interested in. However, I doubt anyone is going to be reading this blog.

But…What Do I Know?