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New Year,
New Mindset.
Goals, with a 2020 vision.
Many of our New Year's “resolutions” are more like New Year's “restrictions”. I don’t know about you, but I tend to be more curious about the things I am told to stay away from. I’ve learned over the years that for me, focus on what I can have more abundantly in my life is actually far more effective with my goals than phrasing them in terms of what I can’t.
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Restrictive Goal
Example: "I can only have dessert on the days I work out for at least 30 minutes or more."
Abundant Goal
Example: On the days that I am not able to exercise, I will choose to consume a more health-conscious dessert option (that I genuinely enjoy, i.e. homemade smoothie kits, fruit juice popsicles, protein balls with cacao nibs, etc.).
Abundant goals require a shift in perspective, however they open up an exponential amount of possibilities. Notice the difference in language of the two examples. Abundance mindset is more effective in catalyzing change because abundant goals account for the expansion of growth.
People often liken “goals” to sports, but the truth is, you should be the only one keeping score. And the only person you should be keeping score with is your past self versus your future self, refereed and coached along by your sense of presence and a network of support systems to frame your goals.
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This year is magical to me because it’s 2020, baby!! Something about “2020 vision” keeps coming to mind, and I feel that chances to reflect on the past and use that perspective as a more significant part of my future can potentionally change me this year. For 2020, I wanted to give you 20 potential goals that are all about adding more, not taking away from the progress you’ve already made. You got this!
Don’t forget to make your goals S.M.A.R.T.-
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S-Specific
(what exactly are your methods of making this goal happen?)
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M-Measurable
(how are you going to measure your progress, motivate yourself, invest your time, etc.?)
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A- Attainable
(Is this goal something you can actually attain in the coming year? If not, what is a more manageable portion of this long-term goal that you could accomplish during this year?)
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R- Realistic
(How true and authentic is this goal-to you, to your lifestyle, and to the person you want to be? Does it support your family unit, community, other aspects of your life,etc. in a real way? If not, what could you change to make the goal a more realistic one?)
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T- Time
(What time-frame would you like to accomplish this goal in? How often will you take inventory and adjust if necessary your time usage of this goal? For example, are you going to set reminders for this goal monthly, weekly, daily, etc.? Do you have a tangible reminder, accountabilty partner, support group, appointment set, etc.?
ANNI's 20 abundant ideas for 2020
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Increase your water intake.
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Eat breakfast instead of skipping it by slowly increasing your consumption each day for one week, and then sustain that pattern for a month.
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Start focusing more on how your weight makes you feel instead of how the number on the scale does.
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Find more people with a goal(s) similar to you and hold each other accountable this year (and maybe even beyond) whether it be online or offline.
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Increase your knowledge by setting a health related goal that encourages good nutrition (i.e. learn how to correctly wash your hands, how to eat or correctly brush your teeth to avoid cavities, etc).
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Volunteer at a food bank this year once a month and record your thoughts and feelings by writing down how that experience expanded your perspective of hunger and malnutrition.
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Read more books about nutrition from trusted, reliable sources.
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Make cooking more easy by standardizing and compiling your recipes into one book.
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Buy one cooking tool you’ve been needing to expand the number of meals you can make.
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Identify where you could give yourself more budgetary freedom related to your eating habits (i.e. shop on student discount days if you can, shift to eating out less and cooking at home more, shop more seasonally for produce, etc.).
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Learn more about where your food comes from and thank the farmers for feeding you! Bonus points if you plan a tour of their farm or visit a farmer's market!
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Expose yourself to more cultures you are not familiar with by trying new foods from at least three cultures different than your own this year.
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Learn how to make one staple dish from items you usually have in your kitchen.
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Have more freedom with your health in the coming year by researching more in depth dietary restrictions or recommendations that you have been given by your medical professionals.
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Free yourself from one habit (i.e. drinking soda, relying on caffeine, etc.) by replacing it with a better one (i.e. drink water when eating out).
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Learn more about your heritage and how your ancestors would have eaten. Bonus points if you learn to make a dish authentically and historically correct.
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Pass on more to the next generation by teaching a young person (with permission of course) an important kitchen skill and the value of keeping a clean kitchen (i.e. how to correctly hand wash dishes, how to self-clean and oven, how to correctly pass a knife to another person).
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Find a cooking show that brings you joy and watch it regularly to learn new things.
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Invest in one cookbook this year and actually plan (with real steps and goals) to try new recipes at least once every two weeks.
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Use a meal planner to make meals easier and less expensive. Detail steps for how you are going to make better food choices each meal or each day, week, etc.
The Author:
Anni Carlson
Anni (as you might be able to guess) is the creative mind behind the ANNI website and its current content. Click on the button below to visit the about page and learn more