Five Things YOU Can Do to Thrive in 2025.
Time – make time to plan for 2025. I’m going to move to the Reflection part of these five
things first. (See below). Then I’m making time to plan my intentions and goals for the year.
Some of the things I am going to work on in 2025 regarding time, and I encourage you to consider are:
Schedule time for yourself.
Make time to have fun.
Be intentional with how you spend your time.
Do your most challenging things when you are at your best.
Reduce or eliminate distractions (I’m going to be organizing my office so I can think. LOL)
Determine where you want and need to spend your time this year?
Decide what calendar system works best for you and use it!
2. Habits – determine which habits you want to stop, start, and continue. It takes 21 days to form a new habit and incorporate it into your lifestyle.
For example:
I will stop hitting the snooze button on my alarm more than once. It is not serving me well. I know in my heart and based on experience, if I get up right away, I am more productive.
I will start being more active. I know if I incorporate 20 minutes of activity in the morning, I am in a better place mentally as well as physically. Any other activity I participate in is a bonus. I also know if I say I’m going to do this five days a week in the beginning and miss a day I will feel as if I have failed, I haven’t failed however that’s how I will feel. So – I will be realistic in my expectations. I am going to start doing 20 minutes of activity three days a week in January, beginning 1/6/25. I know I can do this. Once I succeed, I will add one more day of 20 minutes of activity in the morning.
I’m happy to share one of my friends is interested in walking and/or working out more in 2025. We have already agreed to be accountability partners.
I am going to continue doing things that bring me joy like making time to volunteer, having fun and writing my next book.
Get yourself an accountability partner and be intentional about who you ask to be your partner. I encourage you to choose one who is kind, and supportive, one who will celebrate with you and if you falter during those tough times, one who will support and help you get back on track like you will do for him/her.
By the way – if you falter and fall back into old habits. It’s okay. Know that we are human, and we all have those days, especially under stress. Pick yourself up and tell yourself, “Today (or tomorrow) is a new day. I got this!”
3. Reflect – on the past year and ask yourself these questions:
What went well in 2024?
For what am I thankful?
What can and will I do to make what I want to see happen more?
4. Intentionality – Be intentional in the things you do. Intentional was my word for the year a couple years ago. I think it may be my word for 2025.
Be intentional about everything you do and with whom you choose to spend your time with. It is said that you reflect the five people you spend the most time with. Think about it.
Choose your top three goals or priorities in your personal and professional life and be intentional about achieving them or making progress toward them.
5. Visualize your Expectations - Visualize what you want 2025 to look like. Then make time and write down your vision and expectations for the year.
Dream and ask yourself.
What would I do if it wasn’t for fear?
If money wasn’t an issue, what would I do?
What do I want to be known for?
What do I want to see more of in 2025?
Now sit down and lead or manage your own expectations.
What do you have control over and what can you not control?
Make a plan with dates on when you will start, stop, and continue, those habits you thought about and talked about earlier.
Remember – you can have it all, just not at the same time.
