2023; New Years Resolutions
It’s 2023! The new year has arrived and for many of us that means new goals, new aspirations, new habits, new setting of bars to reach new heights. I’ve never leant into the idea of ‘new year resolutions’ too much, as I am a strong believer in the philosophy of “the best time to start is now”. However, there are a few things that I simply just want to do a bit more of in 2023, let’s call these my sub-focuses. These sub-focuses of mine aren’t my lofty goals or high aspirations I am working towards, the type of things in the sub-focus category are small daily tasks that are very achievable and don’t require a large amount of brain power or time to complete.
My sub-focus list is as follows;
In 2023 I want to;
- Read more
- Start writing
- Be more efficient and organised with my time (including the use of a diary and weekly forward planning)
- Dress well more often
- Film more and do more with my YouTube
- Get out of my comfort zone more
Some of these things I wish I did more of in 2022 and some of these things I have just been wanting to start so I thought why not now. Reading and writing I feel are pretty self-explanatory why I want to do more of, the relaxing factors, the almost reflective or immersive meditation, as well as gaining other peoples knowledge when you read, and gaining more knowledge about yourself when you write.
At the end of 2022 I started to implement more techniques into my daily life to be more time efficient. Between being a full time athlete, working, side projects and hobbies I really want to get the most out of 2023, and the way I have kickstarted that is by just doing simple things. I have committed to using a daily diary and this is helping with clarity around daily, weekly and monthly activities, goals and ‘to do’ lists.
Dressing well is something I have always believed in. I strongly believe if you dress well you feel confident, your self esteem increases and you make better and more bold decisions. I always dressed well at every opportunity that presented itself, but unfortunately as a kayaker these opportunities can be few and far between. So in this coming year I’m not only going to take every opportunity that presents itself but I am also going to actively find reasons to dress up and feel good.
I feel my YouTube motivation fluctuates a lot throughout the year, I could film, edit and upload quite a few videos in a month but then not film anything for the following 4 months. 2023 I want to change that by setting small enough filming targets each month. This includes the addition of some new series I want to hold myself accountable to, as well as month filming targets that I have to meet.
Lastly but certainly not least, I want to push myself out of my comfort zone more this year. This already encompasses a lot of my other smaller 2023 goals, such as the writing and increasing YouTube production. A comfort zone can be a dangerous place to be content, this year I want to say yes to some things I otherwise wouldn’t have before, be more courageous in producing some ideas I have been sitting on.
As a summary, I am very excited about 2023 and I am going to make it a productive and active year for myself. By December this year I want to look back and be proud of how much I got done and achieved this year.
All the best and lets get grinding.