New Year’s Resolutions the Red Sky Way

We’ve all done it.

Whether it be losing weight or being more outgoing, we’ve all decided to change something about ourselves for a fresh start on New Year’s Day. Many people, especially in America, resolve to get fit or make healthier choices for the coming year. Now that I think about it, maybe that’s why we party so hard on New Year’s Eve. It’s your last “hoorah” when it comes to possibly bad decisions for the next X amount of days, weeks, months, or years.

The only problem with making New Year’s resolutions is that most people only stick with their plans for the first couple of weeks and then they fall off the wagon. New Year’s resolutions are similar to Lent for Catholics; however, instead of 40 days, the object is to commit to your goal for the rest of the New Year (yes, all 365 days). This commitment obviously presents a challenge in consistency and perseverance, which is why many people start to make smaller, more attainable goals with each coming year. Investing in a feasible goal for the New Year can help one’s chances of success quite a bit. However, the downside to this can sometimes be complacency. If you are setting easy goals, you may be settling with your weaknesses.

There should be moderation in setting a New Year’s resolution, as evident in some of the following goals from our Red Sky team. For the most part, being a health-conscious agency, everyone at Red Sky has committed to some type of health-related goal, including working out more, eating better, and becoming more mentally healthy. “My resolution is to treat my body and mind like I want it to last awhile,” Matt said. “Even if it means abusing it at the gym everyday.”

Some of the Red Sky employees have outlined other non-health related goals as well, including Danae’s goal of finding a hobby or something she is really passionate about. Chad also outlined a goal of reading and writing more. I’ve since established a similar goal of reading 25 books this year. Many of us have multiple resolutions to round out our goals and strengths, giving us more options and variance for the New Year.

One thing that is a significant factor in your New Year’s resolution success is having supportive people around who know your goal and want to help you achieve it. “It helps having a support group and not someone trying to sabotage good work,” Gloria said. Whatever your goals are, having advocates there to help you along the way is vital. Do what you can to help those around you stay on track, and they just might do the same to you in turn.

-Kalyn Neils