Does the mere thought of setting New Year’s resolutions and goals increase your anxiety rather than motivate you? Perhaps you have avoided setting goals in order to avoid this feeling.
Rather than focusing on failures of the past, maybe it is time to focus on positive steps you can take in the present. You don’t have to let the past dictate your present and future. Ask yourself what it is that you would like to be different this year in your life, and keep it simple. Set two or three goals. Once those are accomplished, additional life changes may then be explored.
What can you do today or this week to improve one aspect of your life? Can you take a walk, cut down on sugar, or decrease your coffee consumption by 1 cup? By taking “baby steps,” you will find more motivation and less dread with the idea of tackling larger goals.