If you’re anything like I am, you have mixed feelings about New Year’s resolutions.

Despite New Year’s resolutions being a huge part of our culture, most of us are notoriously bad at sticking with them. 

That’s the challenge we’re posting this year: to come up with and stick to professional New Year’s resolutions – on things that will make you more creative, productive, and generally more content at work.

A fact to note is that Personal Growth is important. Especially now when so much of the world feels chaotic and out of control, there’s no better time to take charge of your habits and goals. So how do you cultivate New Year’s Resolutions to encourage Personal Growth and make 2023 your best year to date?

Here are 5 tips to help you get started, along with resources to help you accomplish them.

1. Write something every day

To start, get into the habit of writing on a daily basis. Write a short journal before bed, instead of looking at a screen to put that extra time to good use.

Even if you don’t identify as a writer, pick a question – something from a customer, a friend, or a topic that’s always piqued your curiosity — and write something about it. Or, just write nonsense. It’s the habit of writing regularly that’s important, especially in the beginning.

Helpful Resources: 

• Daily Page: Emails you a writing prompt every morning, and you have the rest of the day to write your response. Once you’ve written your response to the prompt, you can either share it or keep it private.

• 750 Words: Encourages you to write 750 words per day about anything you want. It gamifies writing by giving you points for writing at all, for writing 750 words or more, and for writing on a consistent basis.

2. Download a Progress Tracker on your phone

We’re more likely to stay motivated to hit big goals if we can see regular progress toward them. 

Tracking progress helps you stay committed to goals. It gives you something to celebrate each day. And it helps keep you motivated when your exciting New Year’s resolution becomes a daily slog. 

So how will you track your 30-minute run each morning? 

You could set up a big calendar near your desk and mark each day you walk. You could use a fitness tracker or even create an accountability group with friends that have a similar goal to yours.

Remember, don’t break the chain!

Helpful Resources: 

• RescueTime: A daily focus work goal, personalized to your needs. It has smart coaching activation to keep you on track throughout the day.

3. Listen to one podcast every week

Podcasting is a thriving mini-industry. It’s no wonder that listening to podcasts is a great way to learn something new without it being a direct skill you are mastering.

It’s not just that podcasts themselves are tremendously informative. As it turns out, they might even enhance your skills in other areas, too. According to research, our eyes can become affixed to the written transcript while listening to an episode of a podcast. In other words, the auditory version of a story through a podcast aids our ability to process accompanying written content.

Helpful Resources: 

• Stitcher: This app catalogs over 65,000 podcasts and allows you to curate your own listening collection, depending on your subject interest.
• Spotify: Many of us download this app for the variety of music choices, but did you know it has a whole collection of podcasts too?

4. Learn something new every week

One mistake many people make is that they expect total change in a short amount of time. But remember, a journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step.

We recommend you to embrace the habit of lifelong learning. You’ll eventually figure out that it’s extremely fulfilling to learn something new every week. Take a short weekend road trip to experience a new culture, participate in a conference unrelated to your work topic or immerse yourself in fun workshops to make the most out of every week.

Learning provides you with an escape when you need it, knowledge when you seek it, and a great and satisfying pastime.

Helpful Resources: 

• Klook’s Fun & Culture Activities: Curated list of fun cultural activities and workshops across Southeast Asia and Europe.
• Eventbrite: You can find almost every public conference in Singapore on this website. Explore and learn with an open heart, you’ll never know where the journey will take you!

5. Keep ALL your receipts

Whether you’re tracking your daily expenses or to manage your finances, do you know that it’s important to keep your receipts up to the past 7 years?

Receipts are vital for store exchanges or refunds. You can even stack them to get more Cashback after a shopping spree!

Well, there’s also the part about tax deductions, but we’re not going to dive deeper into that now, so here are a few helpful resources to help you do so.

Helpful Resources: 

• Savee: Get up to 2.5% Cashback on all online and in-store purchases when you upload your receipts today!
• Expensify: This app lets you snap a picture of the receipt and it will process the receipt photo to pull out all the important details. It helps you save time when dealing with receipts, especially when you’re on the run.

It’s always good to be more realistic when curating your resolution list to avoid major disappointments. Some things are impossible to accomplish without a lot of preparation. So start small, then as you work your way through the year, revisit your resolutions quarterly and adjust as necessary.

Seek support if needed, and above all else, think about why you want to fulfill your goals. These tips will ensure you put your best foot forward and accomplish everything on your list.

Stay tuned for our next post on Top Southeast Asia Getaways to visit in 2023. Cheers!

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