Fresh Start

I always enjoy the new year because I feel it is a chance to start fresh; to make new resolutions, goals and targets. I feel refreshed and like I can start again and improve from the year before.

Sometimes, I mess up some of my weekly goals and my daily targets don’t always go according to plan. I would feel bad and get worked up because I thought that I had failed in meeting my goals; that I wasn’t this new, shiny person. After a while I realised that I was putting too much pressure on myself. I think it’s important to have a fresh start or to look at what you could do differently even if it’s just one thing, but, things take time particularly if we are trying to form new habits. This is when I was told that everyday is a chance to have a fresh start.

It means leaving behind yesterday as that’s in the past, perhaps, learning from it and focusing on the new day. Sometimes it helps to have a bad day or some bad moments to help motivate you to start again. This doesn’t mean that everything will go 100% but I find if I’m feeling more positive that day then things will work much better. It is still important to learn and grow from your mistakes and to look at your goals but to remember to take each day as it comes with a fresh perspective.

I prefer to look at my goals and do them in small steps. If I try to change too many things at once then it becomes too stressful and time consuming. Find out what you want to learn the most and work on the small steps you need to get there. Weekly and daily goals can be achieved but only if you do them in a way that fits into your lifestyle. Even if you don’t have goals there will be something you want to achieve. Let the motivation of a fresh day bring a more positive mindset. If you had a bad day before, do not dwell on it. Know that a new day means starting again.

It is important to ensure that the same mistakes are not being made each day. Of course, it is hard to break bad habits so they are going to happen more often than not. What is important is that you use a new day as a way of slowly coming out of those habits with each day.

Make sure you learn, have a positive start to your day and try again.