{"id":32218,"date":"2025-02-01T14:38:50","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T19:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mentordiscoverinspire.org\/?p=32218"},"modified":"2025-02-01T14:38:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T19:38:50","slug":"choose-your-own-resolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mentordiscoverinspire.org\/choose-your-own-resolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Choose Your Own Resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Bill Hanstock<br>Guest Contributor  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s that time of year again: when you set up a new calendar for a new year and once again come to terms with the inexorable march of time, which will continue onward until your death and then, somehow, beyond your departure from this mortal coil, although it will be less of a concern to you at that point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway, one thing that many people like to do at the beginning of a new year is to set a&nbsp;\u201cresolution\u201d for themselves, which is really just a goal for the year. Yes, I\u2019m introducing the concept of a New Year\u2019s Resolution as if it\u2019s not common knowledge. Deal with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My kid had a tough time last week trying to come to terms with the end of Christmas and the start of a new year and it\u2019s like, join the club, kid. No one wants time to advance less than me, but there\u2019s nothing to be done about it. Unless that Ted Williams\/Walt Disney frozen head thing pans out, I guess. But until we know more about cryogenics, let\u2019s just focus on the here and now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the here and now is new year\u2019s resolutions. Maybe you\u2019ve made one already. Maybe you\u2019re already hard at work on yours. Maybe you\u2019re mulling over a few. Maybe you know what it\u2019s going to be but you\u2019re waiting to eat through the simply absurd amount of Christmas candies and desserts left over in your house before you can really kick it off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But maybe you still need help landing on a resolution. And if that\u2019s the case, boy have you come to the right place! I\u2019m offering a handy list of buckets of&nbsp;<em>types<\/em>&nbsp;of resolution that might be good to dip into \u2014 nothing too specific, but plenty of leeway here that I think anyone could adapt one of these categories to suit their own needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join me, won\u2019t you, on an exploration of resolutions and how you can make them work for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Weight Loss<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Probably the most common one! Maybe it\u2019s not&nbsp;\u201close weight\u201d so much as it\u2019s&nbsp;\u201cget swole,\u201d or&nbsp;\u201cbe able to run a mile without stopping\u201d or, if you\u2019re Drake,&nbsp;\u201cget a BBL.\u201d Maybe it\u2019s conning your doctor\/insurance into getting you that Ozempic prescription. Whatever the case may be, this category is about health and body-ody-ody. Feeling fit or feeling better about how you look. No shame in any of that, because being happy about your comfort with your own body is an important thing! But you do what makes&nbsp;<em>you<\/em>&nbsp;comfortable and happy. That\u2019s the key here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mental health year<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking of being comfortable and happy, maybe you want to take the time to be more comfortable and more happy! Start therapy, get into meditation, try out antidepressants, journal, whatever you need to do. Make your life better by understanding your emotions and your mind, and get help and support however you can. You\u2019re worth it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Stop a Bad Habit<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Need to quit smoking? Need to quit eating meat? Need to quit smoking meats? Need to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Cil7tOPh4qM\">stay off the weeeeeeeeduh<\/a>? Need to quit biting your nails, sniffing glue, embezzling public funds, buying baseball cards, or autoerotic asphyxiation? I\u2019m not here to tell you what are and what aren\u2019t bad habits; that\u2019s up to each person. But if you think you have a bad habit and want to stop, I guess go for it! No, I don\u2019t know how to stop any particular bad habit. That part is your job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Start a good habit<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>See above, but the opposite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Save money<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Puttin\u2019&nbsp;aside a little nest egg, huh? Tryin\u2019&nbsp;to cut down on buyin\u2019&nbsp;faberge eggs, huh? Good for you. There\u2019s probably some money in the budget you can trim somewhere. Maybe only buy a dozen donut&nbsp;<em>holes<\/em>&nbsp;instead of a dozen donuts. Pare down slowly, so that you can learn to save gradually. Buy a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stateoftheu.com\/2018\/9\/20\/17880176\/power-ranking-list-turnover-chain-knock-off-rip-off-miami-hurricanes-football-2018-throne-backpack\">turnover chain<\/a>&nbsp;secondhand instead of splurging on a custom one. I\u2019ll have you know that almost every college has a&nbsp;\u201cU\u201d in it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Get really into crypto<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DO NOT DO THIS ONE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Career goal!<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting that dream job? Angling for that promotion? Trying to get a mentor? Trying to develop a new career track? Lean in, homie. Reach for the stars, start kissing up to the boss and for the love of god,&nbsp;<em>wear pants<\/em>&nbsp;<em>during the Zoom meeting<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Creative goal!<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Always wanted to write a novel? I did that last year, so I bet anyone can do it. Want to learn how to play guitar? It\u2019s never been easier or cheaper, and that goes for literally any instrument. Want to learn to paint, sew, knit, macrame, or paint Warhammer miniatures? You\u2019re just a couple of YouTube searches and a couple hundred hours away from being able to any or all of those things adequately. Maybe don\u2019t start a YouTube channel about eating old army rations, though.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC2I6Et1JkidnnbWgJFiMeHA\">That\u2019s already been done<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Relationship\/life goal!<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe you want your relationship status to change in some way. That could mean trying to get&nbsp;<em>into<\/em>&nbsp;a relationship, or out of one, or finding ways to make your relationships better\/stronger\/healthier, or trying to figure out how to make a kid. (I think that last one has something to do with pollen. Or maybe spores.) It doesn\u2019t even have to be romantic relationships, either. Maybe you want to make your friendships stronger, or more communicative. All of these are admirable things. I can\u2019t tell you anything about how to get&nbsp;<em>into<\/em>&nbsp;a relationship, though. I hear there are a lot of apps for that. Quickbooks, maybe? [NOTE TO SELF: GOOGLE WHAT QUICKBOOKS IS]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Travel more<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a fun one to set for yourself. If you can\u2019t afford to travel more this year, there\u2019s a new season of&nbsp;<em>The White Lotus<\/em>&nbsp;coming out, and that probably&nbsp;<em>almost<\/em>&nbsp;counts. Also, Paddington will be going to Peru, and that\u2019s fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Travel less?<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay home, man. COVID is still here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Start a bad habit (wild card)<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You know what? We\u2019re about to get a second, even more fucked-up Trump presidency. Just really let yourself go. This is a judgment-free zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gap year<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And since there\u2019s gonna be a new Trump administration, just go ahead and check out for a while. No shame in punting on 2025. We\u2019ll try again in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Semester abroad<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recreational thing<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This could be a hobby, or learning a new skill, or a creative endeavor like we already covered. It could also be about a way to spend your free time or about the media your consume, the places you go, the restaurants or locales you frequent. As an example, every other year I try to watch 365 different movies over the course of the year. Not ones that are all new to me, just a movie for each day in the year. 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If you figure this one out, let me know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fuck it, run it back<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2024 could probably use a do-over from everyone. Figure out what went wrong last year and make some tweaks so it doesn\u2019t happen again. Or maybe your 2024 was extremely great, in which case, just do it again! Seems simple enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that\u2019ll wrap up this edition of the newsletter. We\u2019ll see you back here at the end of the week, when I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll already be hard at work on your resolution you picked from the buckets above. 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