January has thirty-one cold and agonizing, but freshly new days. Too many Januarys might bring winter blues or excitement for the year to come. But, the main focus when it comes to January is on New Year’s Resolutions. Didn’t you make some for yourself just as the clock struck midnight? That’s what I thought…
It’s pretty much the end of January, so what exactly am I getting at? Well, there’s still time to make those resolutions if you want to. But, let’s try something a little bit different. Introducing my new idea, New Year’s Prioritizations. Because let’s be honest we all break or abandon our New Year’s Resolutions halfway through the month of January anyway. So turning your resolutions into prioritizations makes it easier for you to remember to take that specific thing into account.
According to the Oxford Learner’s Dictionary, the word prioritize means “to treat something as being more important than other things”. The word resolution is defined as a “definite decision to do or not to do something”. But how can we choose to do something if we don’t carve out time and effort to actually go forth with it? This is where prioritizing and making your resolutions a daily part of your 2023 life come in. Admit it, you genuinely aren’t doing a great job of remembering your resolutions, or perhaps you made too many this year (*cough cough* like me). Society nowadays tends to just voice their resolutions instead of acting on them and putting in the work to actually hold them accountable throughout the year.
So how do these prioritizations work? It’s simple when you’re writing them down, or thinking about them, just phrase your resolutions in an “I need to get these specific things done” mindset. When you write them down I would try bullet points and statements that you know have a solution to them (such as good health and habits = the way to live a long life). I also forgot to mention that these are the things that you will PRIORITIZE in 2023. So, when writing them down using the prompt “I will prioritize (insert priority) in 2023.”
Also, don’t be afraid to leave your prioritizations a little broad and not so restricting. For example, one of my priorities was to travel, so I wrote ‘travel…A LOT’ given the fact that it would be easier for me to remember and complete. The importance of leaving your proportions broad is that you won’t feel so bombarded or constrained to just one thing that you absolutely have to complete before 2024. Since I want to travel a lot, I am actually manifesting and inviting the idea of traveling to many other places as opposed to just one particular place. For example, if you’re only limiting yourself to travel to Paris, France then you’d feel as if you haven’t taken advantage of other traveling opportunities or accomplished traveling to many destinations.
Another New Year’s Resolution tip is to remind yourself that 2023 still has a long way to go until the next new year. So don’t fret if you haven’t exercised as much as you thought or if you’re having a tough time managing your money. There’s always tomorrow which means a new start and a reset of your habits and routine. Don’t beat yourself up if you slipped up and didn’t fully complete a resolution by the end of the year. New Year’s resolutions take time and are hard to keep throughout the year, that’s why I advise you to be more open to broad resolutions/prioritizations and welcome new experiences and habits into your life.
You can even make a vision board to go along with your prioritizations and save that image as your desktop background or phone lock screen. Remember to always have a list of your prioritizations laying around to remind yourself of the promises and dedication you’re willing to fulfill. But, don’t be so caught up in finishing or checking all of them off, there’s always next year and there are definitely more resolutions to come up with later on. After reading this, I hope your 2023 is off to a great start!
