new years resolutions?

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Get into the best shape of your life within 3 months

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Not put the holiday weight back on this year

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Learn copywriting and marketing

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Take a REP accredited personal training course

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Do a recognised TESOL course e.g. CELTA, Trinity College's CertTESOL

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Learn videography and photography

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Programming language

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Write a book or novel of your choice

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Produce at least 3 paintings

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Carve a sculpture out of clay, fruit, or a vegetable

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Attend a series drama workshop throughout the year e.g. improv

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Create a piece of music/record yourself performing a piece of music

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Learn to play an instrument

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Design a short game

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Learn a language that means something to you (or acquire it if you can do it in 1-3 months)

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Volunteer for 3 months at a charity

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Travel to 1 country that you always wanted to go to

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Learn to drive/motorcycle

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Watch the top 100 films

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Read the top 100 books

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Take a short course on cooking

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Learn how to fix a car/bike/computer

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Attend a self development/life coaching seminar

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Get a style/wardrobe makeover

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Learn to play a new sport

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Learn how mix a new cocktail that you like

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Spend a day/week doing some serious reflection on your life and think through the direction you want to take your life - speak to a life coach if necessary

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Volunteer at an old people's home at least for a day

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Find a mentor to learn from, depending on your goals

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List the things that excites you and describe who you think you are as a person; ask a friend/family membert to see how accurate your description is

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Attend a dance class of your choice

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Lose holiday weight

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Contact the family or friend that you have been meaning to talk to

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Talk to the person that you have been meaning to talk to but never got round to doing it

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Talk to 10 different new people each week

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Read the book that has been sitting on your shelf for the last X months/years; if not, listen to the audiobook version whilst traveling to and from work/college/uni

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Finish the course that you have started but not yet finish

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Learn to cook

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Clean up your room at least monthly

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Learn to invest and save

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Get your finances in order/learn how to manage your finances

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Meet up with a counsellor - if required

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Buy a water filter

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Buy a slow cooker and pressure cooker

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Sleep normal hours

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Quit smoking and drinking

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Buy new clothes and donate the ones that you don't need or want to keep

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Plan your revision and revise well

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Watch videos on how to study and revise for your subjects

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Attend at least 1 birthday party/gathering

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Research the careers that you want e.g. Career Pilot, National Careers Services, Prospects

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Watch the film/series you have been meaning to watch

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Don't do more than 5 at a time

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Have the 5 things/mood board stuck somewhere in the room where they will see it daily

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Have deadlines and clear periods where the resolutions are carried out - schedule everything/have a set routine

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Keep a diary to monitor your progress - take photos/record videos thoughout if appropriate - reflect daily/weekly

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Have an accountability partner - not a friend who just encourages you (better yet, have someone who shares the same goals as you to do it alongside you)

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Find someone who has achieved the goal and keep in regular contact for advice and monitor progress

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Clean out things in your local environment (room, house, desk, etc.) what are not conducive to the goals e.g. junk food