The new year rolls around each year. We celebrate with friends and family and vow to be different in the coming year. For some of us, celebrating means getting wasted and partying. There is nothing wrong with doing so if that’s what brings you joy and pleasure. However, if some of us are drunk when we are supposed to be reflecting on the past year and focusing on what we would keep the same or what we would change, then how can we be fully alert enough to do so? We need to be in an attentive state of mind in order to successfully look back on the past and wish ourselves, as well as our loved ones, a happy and healthy new year.
Even for those of us who remain sober on New Year’s Eve, we pretend to make all of these resolutions, but do we really ever follow through with them? Don’t get me wrong! I am guilty as charged. I challenge you all, and myself for that matter, to share a mutual New Year’s resolution. Make a list of New Year’s resolutions and commit to attempting to conquer them. Having documented resolutions, instead of ones just stored somewhere in our brains, serve as a great visual reminder for us. There are some really great people in the world, and there are some really not great people in the world. However, even the really great people are not perfect. Having a New Year’s resolution list will help make great people even better people. We should all set goals for ourselves in order to grow as individuals. Therefore, resolving to always at least try to maintain our New Year’s resolutions is a step in the right direction.
If you are a B student who is striving to become an A student, then make that pledge. Think of possible solutions that can help you fulfill your plan. Perhaps time management is a major component that you want to work on, or seeking even more of professor’s help may be a factor as well. Brainstorm ideas that will help you achieve what you want.
Furthermore, starting with one resolution and continuing to build on as the year goes on is a tactic that may work for some. Once a person successfully completes one task, then he or she may feel ready to take on the next resolution. Sometimes taking baby steps is the best way to go. I also recommend referring back to the written list that you made at the beginning of the year again at the end of the year. See which areas you still need to work on and take pride in the ones that you have triumphed. Never forget what you are capable of doing! I look forward to testing this out for myself and hope that you all join me in doing so. Remember to take the oath this new year. Be confident in your ability, and resolve to actually pursue, or at least attempt, to carry out your New Year’s resolutions. I know that you can do so, but the question is do you? A happy and healthy new year to all!
