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How To Prepare For A Successful New Year

I love this time of year. The holidays are so much fun! Normally, my husband takes time off of work (which never happens) and we are able to enjoy lots family time. After the holidays, I love that we celebrate a new year and make resolutions to better ourselves and achieve new goals. A fresh start in a new year sounds pretty good to me! Here are a few ways to prepare for a successful new year:

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Make a list of all your goals. You had to know that making a list would be on my list, right?  I love my lists. I seriously make them for everything! They are very helpful in making you prioritize what’s important and stay focused on what needs to get done. I am always so much more productive when I have made a list of what needs to be done versus when I don’t.

Make your health a priority. Your health is everything. Whether you are a new mom running on little sleep or a 20 year old college student, your health is vital to your success. Who can be successful if they are in poor shape and feel bad all the time? This is a mental and physical issue. I have found that when you are exercising regularly and eating right, you actually feel better which improves your mood! It’s a win/win!
Clear your mind of negativity and your life of negative things. If a hobby makes you more stressed than happy, send it on it’s way. Life is short, so who has time for things and thoughts that are negative? So you’re not a great cook? (oh, hey, that’s me!) Who cares? You might be a great encourager and friend or a wonderful painter or decorator! Go do what makes you happy.
Clean out your space. It is so freeing when you clean out and clean up a space, is it not? It’s time to de-clutter and de-junk. We have way too much “stuff” anyway. Do we really need 20 purses? Five of which are black? No.
Create a plan to help you achieve your goals. Remember that list you made? Create and organize a plan to help you achieve your goals this year!
Set a budget that will allow you to save more money each month. I’m sure that “saving money” is on everyone’s list of resolutions. But it might as well be on your’s, too. Set your budget a little tighter so that you can save more money this year. Even if it is only $10 a month, it will add up to $120 by the end of the year.I hope you all have a safe and fun New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day! We will probably just be resting at home with the kiddos this year.

If you would not mind taking just 1 to 2 minutes to fill out this short reader’s survey, I would be really appreciative. I would love to hear what you would like to see more of on Logan Can in 2016!

What are your plans? Are you going out on the town, on a hot date or staying home with your kids?

Comments

  3. Create a plan to help you achieve your goals is one of my favourite out of the list on this post. I’d better make my list for 2016. Btw, happy New Year.

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  4. I definitely should create a budget..that would probably help me out so much, especially since I’ll be on my own once I graduate college in the spring!!

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  5. We’re really similar in our goals! I’m obsessed with lists, I’m making health and saving money a priority, and I’m completely re-organizing my office this weekend. 🙂

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  8. All great tips especially making health a priority. All of the others are easier when you have good health.

    Peace and joy in the new year!

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  10. I love Make your health a priority. This is one of my resolutions for the new year. Have a great 2016!

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  11. I went out with friends in central- I haven’t slept yet- and we went out for thai food, followed by a pub/club crawl with me sipping on soft drinks as I can’t drink it was a great night!

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  12. I definitely need to make my health a priority in the new year. There’s just one me taking care of a few other humans in my home. I need energy for all that! 🙂 Writing out a plan is a good idea!

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  14. Great tips! I’m currently working on my blogging goals, being healthier and making the most of my budget. Good stuff!

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  16. oh planning planning. its such a hard thing to do! I am trying to pretty much just have a planner. I don’t even know if Ill commit!!!

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  17. I am doing a reorganization for 2016! I need to declutter. I use a planner but can never find it :)!

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  18. Yep. Yep. High five! I’m right there with you, Logan! Are you a person that makes a list off of a list too? That would be me. LOL. I’m serious. It might be a problem. I haven’t concluded if that’s a good thing or bit obsessive. Jury is still out.

    Thanks for joining Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop!

    Olivia- Co-hostess
    Reinvented Collection

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