Hello everyone,
It has been twelve days since most of us formed a new year's resolution and started off the new year with hopeful goals of transfiguring our lives. Hopefully you have been working hard at trying to achieve them over the past few days and are changing your lifestyle for the better. I, however, have not been as immediately successful. I fell into a bad habit of mine, and I think it affects most of us when planning our new year's resolutions: we set the bar too high. Now, I'm not saying we shouldn't set lofty goals for ourselves but there is a bad cycle I find myself in. I set a really high goal, and then when I see little to no progress on actually achieving the goal I quit. I don't think I am alone in this.
Setting a big goal can be great when it's achieved, but it usually takes a while to gain traction and reach it. So instead, I broke down my goal into smaller goals. The smallest step I could take actually. If you have ever written cover letters you will understand my frustration and lack of achievement in this goal so far. At first I wanted to fill out job application after job application thinking I would immediately swing into a new career. Life doesn't work in fast miracles, however, and I became frustrated and discouraged. Today, I set myself a goal of finishing one cover letter. I am nearly finished writing it. Then I will have to edit it but you can see where I'm going with this. I set a goal for the day that I could actually achieve. Thus, I am still striving towards my big goal, but I feel like I am making progress because I am accomplishing a lot of small goals along the way. If you get overwhelmed with your resolutions try breaking them down into smaller goals for yourself. It is more likely you will keep going rather than give up on the resolution entirely.
-Megan
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Sunday, January 3, 2016
Happy 2016
Happy New Year everyone!
I hope everyone has had a safe and wonderful holiday. The beginning of the year is a good time of year to reflect on what you've accomplished in the past year. I know most people look to start off the new year with resolutions, which is great. It's a new year, new you, new beginning. However, it's important to celebrate all your blessings and accomplishments of the year previous. Too often we look to the future without giving thought to how far we have come.
Think for just a moment on what you have accomplished in the past year. It may not seem like much, but I think most can come up with at least five things. New friends, family, and loved ones that you met in 2015. Experiences, thrills, art, or entertainment that you enjoyed. Maybe you volunteered to help someone in whatever way you could, or got a promotion at work. Whether it is a personal triumph or the contentment from helping others around you, we all are given joys in this life. Sometimes they may seem small or insignificant compared with the struggles and hardships we have to face. Some days it feels impossible to lift burdens off of our shoulders, but we made it. We are in the new year. We have lived through another year and hopefully enjoyed and endured it to the best of our ability.
New year resolutions are great for setting goals, but don't forget that each day is a day to accomplish something and strive to be the best version of yourself. You don't need a new year's resolution to do that and you should not let them be a way of punishing yourself for not going to the gym enough or not succeeding. Taking it day by day and realizing just how far we have already come may be just the push we need for the new year.
-Megan B
I hope everyone has had a safe and wonderful holiday. The beginning of the year is a good time of year to reflect on what you've accomplished in the past year. I know most people look to start off the new year with resolutions, which is great. It's a new year, new you, new beginning. However, it's important to celebrate all your blessings and accomplishments of the year previous. Too often we look to the future without giving thought to how far we have come.
Think for just a moment on what you have accomplished in the past year. It may not seem like much, but I think most can come up with at least five things. New friends, family, and loved ones that you met in 2015. Experiences, thrills, art, or entertainment that you enjoyed. Maybe you volunteered to help someone in whatever way you could, or got a promotion at work. Whether it is a personal triumph or the contentment from helping others around you, we all are given joys in this life. Sometimes they may seem small or insignificant compared with the struggles and hardships we have to face. Some days it feels impossible to lift burdens off of our shoulders, but we made it. We are in the new year. We have lived through another year and hopefully enjoyed and endured it to the best of our ability.
New year resolutions are great for setting goals, but don't forget that each day is a day to accomplish something and strive to be the best version of yourself. You don't need a new year's resolution to do that and you should not let them be a way of punishing yourself for not going to the gym enough or not succeeding. Taking it day by day and realizing just how far we have already come may be just the push we need for the new year.
-Megan B
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