The New Year is a time to wipe the slate clean and start afresh. It’s a whole new chapter of your life. What better way to clear away the challenges of 2020 and start 2021 than with some New Year Resolutions?

Lost for inspiration? Marelisa Fabrega has put together some great New Year’s resolutions for Daring To Live Fully and we’ve picked our favourites below.

1 Learn Something New Each Day

The internet makes it incredibly easy to learn new things every day. Here are three sites you can try:

• Subscribe to Wikipedia’s Featured Article mailing list – you’ll receive an email each morning containing Wikipedia’s featured article for that day.
• Watch a fun CrashCourse video on YouTube every day. Each video is about 15 minutes long and covers subjects such as literature, biology, history, economics, and so on.
• Watch a TED Talk every morning while you eat breakfast.

2 Pick Up a Hobby

Hobbies can lower your stress levels, boost your brain power, improve your ability to focus, and more. If you’re looking for ideas for hobbies to try, here are 16 Hobbies That Will Improve Your Quality of Life.

3 Play More

Play is an important source of relaxation and stimulation for adults. In addition, it can make you more creative and productive. In case it’s been a long time, here are 10 Ways to Play More and Have More Fun As an Adult.

4 Eat Fewer Calories

Not to be a killjoy here, but there are many reasons why we should eat fewer calories. The most obvious reason is to lose weight and avoid serious health problems, including heart disease, diabetes, and some cancers.

5 Move More

Join a sports team; get a pedometer and take at least 10,000 steps a day; get up every 20 minutes and stretch; or join a dance class!

6 Be More Grateful

Studies show that gratitude can make you 25 per cent happier. Yes, that’s right. You can be happier simply by counting your blessings and thinking of all the good things in your life!

Being grateful helps you overcome adversity, improve the quality of your sleep, and allow you to get along better with others.

7 Stop Procrastinating

If you didn’t achieve your goals this year, procrastination was the likely culprit. Make 2021 the year you stop procrastinating and start getting things done. This will help you to ensure that you won’t be sitting there at the end of next year wondering why you never got around to working on your goals.

8 Spend More Time In Nature

Spending time in nature makes you happier, boosts your immune system, and makes you more creative. Resolve that in 2021 you’ll be spending more time outside.

9 Enjoy the Little Things

Living life to the fullest isn’t just about big goals like learning to scuba dive. It also includes learning to enjoy life’s simple pleasures, like looking at the stars or walking barefoot in the grass.

10 Become More Confident

Confident people are happier, more relaxed, more likely to take chances, and more likely to succeed. There are simple ways to become more confident including giving yourself credit for what you do, cultivating your inner advocate, and taking consistent action toward the achievement of your goals.

11 Be More Conscientious

Research shows that conscientiousness is the personality trait that is most often linked to success. Start by being more punctual, organized and thoughtful of others.

12 Be Kinder to Yourself

You may not be able to control how kind other people are to you, but you can always control how kind you are to yourself.  In 2021, set the resolution to believe in yourself, respect yourself, and treat yourself well. 

13 Create a Positive Attitude

Having a positive attitude opens your mind to new possibilities, it makes you more resilient, and it can even help you to live longer. Greet the New Year with a smile and resolve to stay positive, no matter what happens.

14 Strengthen Your Personal Relationship

Don’t make all of your resolutions career or fitness oriented. Include that special someone in your life in your resolutions. In addition, let them know what you’ll be doing: “Hey, honey, guess what? We’re strengthening our relationship this year!”

15 Volunteer

Set the resolution to do good for others in the upcoming year. After all, you won’t just be benefiting those you help; you’ll also be benefiting yourself. Volunteering can give you a sense of purpose, make your life more meaningful, increase your self-esteem, and make you happier.