The phrase “New Year, New Me” has widely gained acceptance. It is the phrase that is always well-declaimed at around midnight on New Year’s day. It is often considered as a tired cliché, but there is a fundamental flaw in treating it as such: it is always a new year that is dawning and hence an ideal time to start anew. It’s a moment to review the previous year, pinpoint weaknesses, and establish goals for the upcoming one. However, the quest for a “new me” is far deeper than coming up with new year resolutions, it is a constant state of growth and change in oneself.
This recollection needs to be brutally honest and self critical. Self reflection is productive in the sense that we are able to stick to our objectives better, after looking at the previous year and the circumstances that held us back from our goals and when we performed well. We begin with the question of what we achieved in the year. What shortcomings do we note? Learning from past oblivion is imperative and therefore, a self assessment is undertaken to suggest into forming patterns for the future. Based on our routines and recurrent behaviours, we could also learn when to make necessary amendments. From spending time more productively or becoming more innovative to tackling stressors through healthy means and getting emotionally closer to people that we relate to may be solutions. Therefore, the self assessment is where we come out with the perfect explanation to begin our self improvement plan.
One crucial thing about me that I would like to ameliorate is my self esteem. I've grown up timid, and an introverted person. With my pessimistic nature, I have missed enormous opportunities. By enhancing my self esteem, I would be able to perceive new experiences, and face any predicaments that may come into my life.
The returning of another year, so much a repeating circle of successes and failures, often such a twist in between that brings the renewal feel; while at about January 1, it feels so fresh, takes such a deep breath before heading on a new adventure. "This year will be different," "new year, new me," we tell ourselves in the hopes of growing into a better version of us. Indeed, natural and healthy should be this desire for growth
The unrealistic and ultimately self-defeating pressure to metamorphose into an entirely new person overnight. Real transformation is never a sudden dramatic change, instead it is a process that takes place gradually over time. Growth is not restricted to a single day, but is a continuous journey interwoven with the fabric of our daily lives. Instead of concentrating on radical change, we should focus more on all the small incremental steps the lessons learned from mistakes, acts of bravery we take in spite of our fears, little kindnesses done to others. These are the building blocks of a better self-a self built not by grand gestures, but by consistent effort and self-forgiveness. It is not a reset but an opportunity to build upon the foundation we have already laid. A chance to start nurturing the growth already happening inside us, to cultivate the seeds of change that sprout within us without ceasing. This definitely puts us in mind to face the new year with realistic hope rather than unrealistic expectations.
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