2014 Resolutions

Although most would wish this was easy, making resolutions that you are likely to complete is a very difficult task. Motivation is key. Motivation is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as "A reason or reasons for acting or behaving in a particular way."

 

Motivation is something I personally find very difficult to achieve. I struggle to have such a desire to want to achieve something and succeed in doing so. I wish I had the effort and will power to find my motivation, but sadly I don't.

 

As 2014 has begun I feel that the start of the new year is an excuse and the motivation to make a change to your life and have a goal for yourself. "A new year, a new me" is a saying often heard or seen during the new year period. But once thought about the new year really is a chance to start a fresh and make 2014 a year to smile about when you look back.

 

2013 wasn't the best for me, but that is only from the memory of the last few months being very tough for me, however I did do several things which I'm proud of and I will always look back on with a smile:

• I began to spend more time with my family, we spent time together and we even began travelling more to get out of the house.
• I did some of my GCSE exams for Science and achieved a high grade that I'm very proud of.
• I went on a school trip with my nearest and dearest school friends and became closer to others and it also helped boost my confidence as it proved to me that we are all the same and I shouldn't' feel any less confident than anyone else.
• I had a lovely family holiday in Spain.
• I spent a morning travelling over Yorkshire in a hot air balloon, something I never thought I would do as I'm terrified of height's.
• I began my last year in high school.
• After over two years of waiting I got my braces and my teeth are finally looking straight.
• In addition, having braces helped me achieve a goal that I have set myself several times over the past five years; I finally stopped biting my nails.
• I took several mock exams and achieved incredibly good grades considering everything else happening in my private life.

I'm sure there are many more but these are the ones worth noting. Overall I guess had a good year, excluding the several life lessons I learned throughout the year, but that's another story.

 

For 2014 I don't want my resolutions to be too large or extreme for me to achieve. I want them to be merely goals from what 2013 has taught me and how I have learned from them.

My 2014 resolutions are:

• Talk to new people to work on my people skills.
• Find a job so I become more independent and to also improve my people skills.
• Don't trust anyone who doesn't trust you.
• Find my motivation.
• Pass my exams in the summer.
• Apply to a college and have an idea on what I would like to do in the future.
• And finally, do something out of my comfort zone.

It may seem like a long list but these are my goals for the next year. Even if I don't achieve all of them I want to know that I tried my hardest and have put all of my effort in to achieve them.

 

It's important to set goals you feel like you can achieve and goals that are worth achieving.

Let me know what your resolutions are for 2014. Happy New Year!