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5 Impact Habits for Your New Year’s Resolution
No “exercise regularly” or “drink more water” please.
I have never been one to take new year’s resolutions too seriously.
I do always have one prepared for when we go around our first team call in the new year but I can’t say I ever take it seriously.
However, there is some merit in taking on a positive new habit in a new year and making it a permanent affair.
The problem with resolutions, however, is that they are either too generic or too unrealistic for people to ever take them seriously.
“I will exercise more often.”
“I will find a long-term partner.”
“I will drink more water.”
None of these are ever going to work as new year’s resolutions.
Here are some goal-specific and focused, yet simple and practical resolutions for you to choose from.
Money — I will track my ad-hoc expenses carefully
Being money-smart is a key part of any grown-up individual’s basic skills and one many of us lack.
While most of us have a decent grasp of our earnings and major expenditures, we tend to ignore the small stuff.
