Why I Never Get Sucked Into Making New Year's Resolutions

Hello to 2023! The first blog post of 2023 is now underway! While I'm typing this post, many of us will ponder what resolutions to make for the year ahead (if you haven't done so already). Some may decide to join a gym and start exercising more. Some will want to start saving to buy a house. Or even some may like to make more eco-friendly choices in their daily life. Resolutions, goals, plans, whatever you like to call them - I don't like to make them just because it is a brand new calendar year. 

I've never been one to give in to the temptation of making NY resolutions just because others have. Don't get me wrong, I am not bothered by those who make New Year's resolutions. I like that people want to improve their life or make a change in some aspect or another. I'm not a cynical person, but making NY resolutions is something I choose not to do. The 'New Year, New You' mantra doesn't wash with me. But honestly, the best thing about the New Year is opening a brand new diary/planner and challenging myself not to make the mistake of writing the previous year when I write the date. 

January is a month that some people may see as a fresh start. They say to open your door on NYE at midnight to let the old year out and let the new year in. That's a superstition (I think) that I believe in. But it doesn't mean I'm going to open my new planner a minute past midnight on January 1st to write resolutions. 

When making goals (long or short term), I kind of feel that pressure to achieve them. Some may thrive on that pressure, but I'm someone who succumbs to it. I would rather make goals as I go along in my life. I find that I am not put under so much pressure by doing things that way. With NY resolutions, there's that demand of making sure that I achieve my resolutions before the end of the year or achieve them by a certain period. 

As I said, the 'New Year, New You' is a mantra that doesn't sit well with me. It stinks of comparison, pressure and a need to change yourself. There's nothing wrong with the old me or the old you. If you are happy as you are, there is no need to change anything! There's no need to throw out the old you on NYE and welcome a new you on New Year's Day. As I said, if you are content with how you are, there's no need to make New Year's resolutions. 

So yes, this is why I never feel the need to get sucked into making New Year's resolutions. 

With my health, I like to look at a New Year and say "I've made it through this year, time to conquer another one!". That's my kind of NY resolution. It's not really a resolution per se, it's more of a motivational mantra I like to follow!

As I say, if you want to make resolutions or if you have already made some, then good for you! If making NY resolutions makes you happy and helps to achieve your goals, then you do you boo! Whether that be career-orientated resolutions, health resolutions or financial-related resolutions, I hope you achieve every goal and resolution you make for yourself! 

How do you feel about New Year's resolutions? Let me know!