“Having a resolution is better than not having at all,
because you’re a step ahead than yourself yesterday”
Just a few hours before 2020,
some of us may have something to tell ourselves,
some of us may regret something and want to fix it,
some of us may really grateful for something.
But, instead of grieving and punishing yourself,
let’s try to move on…
this one might help you,
you can write this down on your sticky note
and put it on your front door, wall, desk, laptop, or even personal notebook
(write this with black marker in CAPSLOCK!)
I want to thank myself for ….
I want to say thankyou to ….. for …..
In 2019, I realize that I am ….
Thus, in 2020, I HAVE TO …..
(write down your resolutions)
For some of you that can’t even think what your resolution is,
here are some suggestions that you could consider
- Hang out with a person you’re most disagree with
So, I’ve got this suggestion from TED. They said we might have someone that we judge or stereotype negatively because of his/her view, and hanging out with them could lead us to a new thing, or even a new world. However, we need to be curious, conversational, real, and the most important is LISTENING. - Talk to a stranger every week
This one is also a suggestion from TED, they said that even if it’s just “hello” or “how are you doing today“, could brigthen up your day and make another person feel seen. We might be surprised by the new and unexpected connections we make. - Unfollow useless accounts, follow useful accounts
Check your Instagram account, check who else have you follow other than your friends? A popstar? An idol? A film?
Is that account really make a positive impact on your daily basis?
I’ve been doing this last year, so I search for a keyword of my interest, and I follow accounts related to financial, business, digital marketing, workshops, bookstore, and stocks. In that way, everytime I scroll through the Instagram, I’ll learn something new, and motivated to do something better. - Say thankyou and sorry
For millenials and Gen-Z, these 2 words have been outdated. We would rarely heard our generation say thankyou and sorry for little things, even big things. This is something that we have to be aware of, in terms of politeness. It is something common, has been taught for years, especially in Asia, and thus it’s somehow becoming a culture, an Asian Culture.
I think it’s not difficult to say those words, though may be sometimes or too often we put our ego first. The problem here is often ourselves. I found myself really happy and peaceful when I simply said thankyou and sorry to the scavengers, office boy, and security officer. They will smile at you and sometimes give you unexpected responses. - Read at least 2 books per month
This may be one of our resolutions that we kept repeat for years. But anyway, this one need a commitment throught the year, so we need to find something that keeps motivate us to do it more and more. May be you can write your own reviews and share them on Instagram, so you’ll get various responses and may be even a free book! You could also try to share your review on podcast or Youtube, so that people could hear it while driving. - Watch insightful and inspiring videos every week
Insightful and inspiring videos like TED, Business Insider, Science Insider, Vox, Najwa Shihab, Improvement Pill, The Economist, Bloomberg, Glints, and The School of Life have gave me many ideas and insight about what’s happening around me. It is really really not boring to watch them every week, I’m addicted, to be honest. - Listen to podcast every week
I could only find 3 podcast app, and you could try to hear each of them: Inspigo, Spotify, and Anchor fm. Inspigo is available in Bahasa, while the others available in English. I found out that listening to podcast is really useful when I’m doing nothing in the train, driving, or even on weekend. - Go for a walk or jog at least twice a week
“A healthy outside starts from the inside”
this means your daily behavior, daily exercise, what you eat and drink, make you who you are today. If you don’t have time to go jogging, just do a little exercise at home, from skipping, push up, sit up, plank, squat, jumping jack, using dumbbell, or even doing zumba. - Take a positive challenge!
I found this one really helpful, really motivating me, which is I was randomly dare to hike a mountain, 2565 mdpl (above the sea level). It is called Gunung Prau (Prau Mountain) which I might share the experiences next time, because it’s the first time I go for a hike. I’ve got many lessons only from hiking a mountain, that encourage me to live like was never before.
Well, ready for 2020?
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