It's almost the start of a new year, and with it comes the resolutions. It's the time of year that we all want to take stock of what we've done over the past year and think about what we want to do differently in the coming year. Although most resolutions are about things we want to stop doing, the most successful and lasting ones are about what we want to do.
If you've been looking for a job this year, taking stock of your accomplishments might be a bigger challenge. The thing is, it's never too late to write a new ending to your story, so why not make resolutions that will help you build the skills and confidence that you'll need to be successful in the new chapter of your career?
In an effort to help, here are 5 resolutions that you might want to consider:
Stop spending time with the wrong people - You know the ones I mean. The people who pull you down and judge you anytime you want to try something new or improve yourself. If you look around, you'll see that there are probably one or two people in your life who are like this. What's worse are the people who never have time for you or who aren't able to stand by you when you are going through hard times. Life is too short to spend it with people who bring you down.
Stop avoiding your problems - This is one of mine this year. It's hard to face things head on, but in the long run, it's easier than the alternative. We all have anxiety. We aren't always going to do the right things. We make mistakes, we get upset, angry and hurt. It's how we face and deal with adversity that makes us into the person we will become.
Stop lying you yourself - Being honest with yourself is risky. The only way to really feel fulfilled in our lives is to live from a place of honesty. Stop trying to be who you think you ought to be and work on being the best "you" that you can be. Even if you can only really accept yourself half of the time, your life will be much happier.
Stop ignoring your own needs - When you love someone too much, your spouse, your kids or whomever, it's easy to lose yourself in the process. It's a painful thing to realize because it's so subtle. I have been working on this one for some time, but it's hard. I realized that no matter the situation, I was always the first one to abandon me. To combat this, do something that matters to you. Follow your passion, take up a hobby or whatever it is that you love to do - do it.
Stop being scared to make a mistake - Mistakes aren't failures. There are just part of the process of learning. Be grateful for your mistakes, because they can help you master a skill. Keep the lesson, but let the rest go. If you don't make mistakes, then you aren't taking risks, and risks are important because they help us learn and grow. If you aren't growing, then how do you know that you're alive?
Whatever your New Year's resolutions will be this year, give yourself some time to think about what's really important and go from there.
What resolutions do you have for the new year? Please share your thoughts in the comments.
By Melissa Kennedy- Melissa is a 9 year blog veteran and a freelance writer for BusinessWorkForceBlog and Nexxt. Along with helping others find the job of their dreams, she enjoys computer geekery, raising a teenager, supporting her local library, writing about herself in the third person and working on her next novel.
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