Your Self-Improvement Checklist For The New Year

January 11, 2021

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Do you want to grow in 2021? Do you want to improve yourself and become a better person? There’s nothing more fulfilling in life than improving ourselves. We dare to dream big, stretch our minds, body and spirit even beyond the limits we assigned to them.

The more you grow, the more you realize there is so much out there you have to learn and discover. The journey to self improvement is continuous, as our potentials as humans are limitless, so it’s impossible to reach a point where we can no longer grow. Even if you think you are good, you can be better.

Self-Improvement Checklist for the New Year

If you want to see yourself becoming better this new year, here is your checklist for self-improvement – to help you achieve a happier, healthier and more fulfilling lifestyle.

✅ Let go of the past: “Renew, release, let go. Yesterday’s gone. There’s nothing you can do to bring it back. You can’t “should’ve” done something. You can only DO something. Renew yourself. Release that attachment. Today is a new day!” – Steve Maraboli.

✅ Optimize your time: Time is precious, and life gets busy. Thus it’s essential to assess how you will be spending your time during the year.

✅ Read every day: Try as much as possible to read a book every day; it improves your ability to focus, your memory, and creative thinking.

✅ Listen to podcasts or audio books: It’s a great way to get inspiration from other people, to lead a fulfilling life.

✅ Meditate: Find ways to manage your stressors. A great way to do this is through meditation. It will help you cope better with stressful situations and improve your wellbeing.

✅ Learn something new: Gain new skills and knowledge by enrolling in a course or watching Youtube videos.

✅ Get out of your comfort zone: Your comfort zone will not help you grow. You need to work hard. Do something different, expose yourself to a new context to help you succeed.

✅ Have an exercise routine: Get in better physical shape with a weekly exercise routine; you can jog or run for 30 minutes at least three times a week.

✅ Set a challenge: Compete with your friends or family through a challenge to see who can achieve the target. This process will help you improve and grow more.

✅ Stay focused with your to-do lists: Start your day with a task list to help you stay focused and productive. Here are some fantastic routine ideas to start your day off right.

✅ Acknowledge your weaknesses: Just like everyone, you have flaws. However, you need to understand and acknowledge them before you can work on them.

✅ Quit a bad habit & cultivate a new one: Work on improving yourself by quitting your bad habits and building good ones.

✅ Stay away from negative people: There are bound to be negative people around you. However, avoid spending too much of your time around them so that they don’t bring you down.

✅ Get a mentor: Look for someone experienced to coach you and work with you on your goals to significantly achieve great results.

✅ Show kindness to people around you: The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention. Being kind to the people around you will help you cultivate patience, love, compassion, and some other qualities.

✅ Live a healthy life: Avoid eating junk food, avoid unhealthy fats, sugar, and caffeine. Reduce the amount of alcohol you drink, do some physical activities, eat more fruits, and drink more water. Check out our new year’s resolution for a healthy lifestyle.

✅ Learn to perceive things positively: Always try to find positivity in everything. Do not hesitate to act on what you can change, but you also need to accept what cannot be changed.

✅ Embrace your mistakes: Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. Learning from your failures will help you improve yourself and be successful.

✅ Seek happiness in every present moment: Do not get stuck in your past or pursue your future all the time. Find joy in your present moment and enjoy the simple things of life.

✅ Make honesty your core principles: Be honest with yourself and the people around you.

✅ Become a better listener: There’s so much to learn when you listen. Most times, you can understand people unless you consider things from their perspective, and the only way to do this is to listen well.

✅ Always apologize when you are wrong: When you apologize when you are wrong, it shows you are responsible, humble, and skilled in interpersonal communications.

✅ Maintain a positive attitude always: “Having a positive mental attitude that prompts you to expect favorable results is crucial. It allows you to be healthier, happier, and more productive”. – Jack Morris

Be Committed to Improving Yourself

Your self-improvement can only be through your own efforts. If you want to improve your life, mind, habits, character, and associations, you need to take action and be committed to it. “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” – Maya Angelou. Understand your limits, and push yourself beyond them. Become a better version of YOU, and live the life of your dreams.