So the new year rapidly approaches. Time for those resolutions by you who are resolute. Whereas I once did resolutions annually nowadays I usually just skip it all because I haven't been good at keeping them and they become obscured in that mist of daily drudgery which life becomes for some of us.
The idea is to attempt to formulate some viable self help list of good ideas which adapt themselves to you personally.
You can prepare for a change in yourself, your attitudes, you psyche. You should attempt to set attainable goals. Don't go crazy with a lot of resolutions. A few well aimed ones are far better than some exhaustive unrealistic list.
Your ideas for self improvement should be specific to you and your situation. You break down large goals into smaller ones. They need to be written down and shared as appropriate. If you have mechanisms of automation at your disposal they will improve the process.
Trying new foods, reading more, making yourself available to friends and family, volunteering, donating, exercise, and being more kind are all admirable pursuits. I doubt that I will be going there but you should feel free.
Today is National Resolution Planning Day. It happens on December 30 in the name of getting that headstart on setting attainable goals for next year. The success rate for new years resolutions hangs at a dismal 10% or so. Regardless, a fresh start can never hurt. New years resolutions were began by the Babylonians and continued by the Romans. So that precedent for self improvement has been around a long time now ...
Eons in fact.
The term new years resolutions is said to be first coined by a Boston newspaper in 1813. If you view self-help and improvement a priority I hope you'll get out there and make yourself better in accordance in those areas you feel are important.