Ted Talks: Making and Keeping New Year Resolutions

Few days till it’s a New year and a lot of people are reflecting, reviewing and re-evaluating life choices they made this year and making new year resolutions for the coming year. 

It is the perfect time to plan for the new year. Do you know the habits you want to get rid of and the lifestyle changes you want to make? Have you made new year resolutions? Are you stuck and don’t know what new year resolutions to make? Get inspired by new year resolutions that some people have made and how they intend to achieve them. 

Opeyemi Callisto is a book vendor and writer. He wants to be consistent with his blog and invest in himself in the new year. “I want to go for training, seminars, read at least 12 books, travel and see the world. I plan to never go to bed without learning something new everyday in the new year. I get distracted easily which makes me lose focus sometimes, but I’m determined to be consistent and focused in the new year. I plan to achieve this by keeping a progress diary of my daily activities and rewarding myself with a present every time I achieve my goals”. 

Adebola Soyode, a Lawyer and devout Christian, is particular about being disciplined in the new year. According to her, it is the only way she can experience growth in all areas of her life. She also wants to meet and know more people. “I know I’m capable of much more and I have several amazing things to do but my indiscipline has really limited me.

This is a big deal for me next year because it will improve every area of my life; spiritual, career, business, finances, ministry. I see myself growing and doing excellently in all these areas of my life only if I work on disciplining myself to achieve my goals. I plan to achieve this by reading books, sleeping early so I can always wake up early, and depend on the leading of the Holy Spirit to achieve this. I also want to know more and meet more people. I’ll be doing a lot of going out and travelling. I want to explore and expose my mind to new possibilities”. 

Tolulope Sule, an Accountant and YouTube vlogger said her New year resolutions are a continuation of this year’s. “I want to save 15% of my gross income. I’ll stick to achieving this by having a mandate agreement with my bank enabling them to debit my account on a fixed date. I also want to invest in my mental and intellectual ability and I intend to achieve this by reading books and attending conferences and personal development classes. I want to have a more intimate relationship with God and serve him. I intend to achieve this by actively contributing my service to a department in my local church and spending more time in worship.

I am also particular about adding value to the lives of young People via my YouTube channel. I intend to achieve this by extensive research on import subject matters while developing my communication & networking skills. I will also invest in equipment and tools that can enhance the achievement of the goal”. 

New year resolutions offer you an opportunity to make positive changes and improve your life. If you haven’t made resolutions to keep you motivated in the new year, we hope that you are inspired by the new year resolutions of Opeyemi, Adebola and Tolulope. Know what you want to achieve in all aspects of your life and set SMART goals. 

S – Specific

M – Measurable

A – Attainable 

R – Relevant

T – Time-bound

Reward yourself as you make progress. Don’t beat yourself up if you break any resolutions, instead try to identify what made you break it and what you can do differently to stop it from happening again. It is okay to adjust your resolutions as time goes by. You can also keep a journal to help monitor your progress daily.