Dec 23 - New Year’s Eve and Pretty Huge Goals
By Shameem Guilliano
So it’s officially Christmastime. It’s everyone’s favourite time of year unless you’re lumbered with all the gift-buying and cooking. If you’re still a teen or in your early 20’s chances are you still see some sort of magic in the season. Sure, we still have to buy gifts, but the pressure to buy every family member and the dog a gift isn’t really there yet. After the Christmas hustle and bustle, we arrive at the most anticipated day of the year: New Year’s Eve.
It’s that time when people start wondering what their New Year resolution will be for 2015, or say they won’t even bother as their resolution for 2014 never actually happened. A New Year resolution doesn’t have to be an overrated quote young people announce ad nauseam on January 1st 2015 at 4am in the middle of the Tercentenary Hall and then forget the next day while nursing their hangovers:
“New year, new me!”
Not really.
Thankfully I haven’t heard many as of yet, (it’s still early days), but let’s be completely honest with ourselves – this time next year you’ll probably still be where you are now, albeit with a few changes to your situation but with hardly any big goals having been reached. The main problem we encounter when we make resolutions is that we’re pin-pointing clear, huge goals in our minds. The second we pin-point one clear, huge goal the process of getting there becomes blurry and if you don’t feel yourself heading straight for that goal, you end up feeling defeated and disappointed. It’s just too big a leap to jump without any processes.
If you’re planning on setting some goals for 2015, the best way is to set these processes. For example, if you’re thinking of making your resolution to write your own best-selling novel, which is a huge goal, set the processes to achieving that. Go step by step and with each success you’ll feel far more optimistic and determined even if you don’t reach your ultimate, huge goal. You might even stumble across a different goal along the way that you’re happier following! A great way to organise these processes is to write your huge goal down (even if it’s impossible in your mind) on a piece of paper and branch off from that, writing down smaller things you have to do that could get you there. In other words, create a plan. This way you’re still achieving smaller, simpler goals which keeps you motivated and more importantly, happy and fulfilled.
Even if you don’t reach your ultimate goal you’re still left feeling as if you achieved something over the year and took steps to improve your life and do what you enjoy. So go for it, set those huge goals for 2015 and enjoy the journey towards them!
