The 2025 New Year is here, and now is the time to make sure this new year is anything but a So-So year. When it comes to New Years, it’s easy to just think, “This year is going to be my year!” But it’s not that simple. This year will be your year if and only if you do the work to make intentional plans to make it your year!
1. Set a Health Goal
2025 wont be good if you don’t feel good. Set at least a 30 minute goal for daily exercise and a healthy eating goal.
2. Set a Relationship Goal
Make plans to spend quality time with those who mean the most to you! They are your support system and who you will spend the most time with in 2025.
3. Set a Professional Goal
Set a work goal, efficiency goal or a productivity goal for your career that you want to accomplish this year. It may be sticking to accomplishing specific tasks on a given day or to complete your critical tasks by Wednesday each week.
4. Make a Weekly Schedule
If you want to accomplish these goals, you have to make time for them in your schedule every day. Putting it on a calendar gives you a greater chance of accomplishing those goals.
5. Sunday Reflection
Make time every Sunday to review your goals, write down your progress and gratitudes for the prior week, make your schedule support your goals, and evaluate your progress.
6. Wake Up Routine
Develop a 5-15 minute morning routine that gets you focused for the day. It may be spending time reading or in prayer. This prepares your mind to reach your goals each day.
7. Turn Off Notifications
Our cell phones are our biggest distraction. Turning off all notifications except for text and phone calls keeps our phone from hurting our plans and productivity.
8. Set Timers
Using your phone or watch timers and alarms helps you optimize your time so that you don’t waste time on tasks or excessively long meetings.
9. Make Appointments with Yourself
If our work, health and time with family is important, use your calendar to schedule blocks of time so that you guarantee that your time is spent well.
10. Have Fun
Life is too short not to enjoy it. Realize that 2025 can’t be a good year unless you’re having a good time in your new year.
The new year is an opportunity for a new you! It can be the best year of your life if and only if you make the most of it. I challenge you to optimize your time. Make the most of your relationships, and remember that you and only you are the only reason that 2025 will be your year.
Happy New Year!
John Wink
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