68 Goal And Habit Ideas For Each Area Of Your Life

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Every day is a good day for a reset. You don’t necessarily need a new year to start healthy habits or to work towards a goal.

Take it step by step and don’t pressure yourself to achieve everything at once.

Get clear about the major change you want in your life/your main goal and create smaller goals and habits around it that help you on your way.

Below you can find goal and habit ideas for each area of life: health, personal growth, relationships/social life, money, home, spirituality, self-care, and environment.

At the end of the post, you can read how you can make your goals achievable.

Health

Go to medical check ups
Find a way of movement that works best for you and do that regularly
Go for a walk 3 or more times a week
Create a list with go-to healthy and easy to make recipes
Drink enough water
Incorporate more vegetables in your meals
Eat fruits or nuts instead of sugary snacks
Mindful eating: chew every bite around 30 times -> helps your digestion
7-8 hours of sleep
Grow your own herbs
Track your period

Personal Growth

Read self-improvement books
Read books that help you to improve your skillset
Take courses
Learn a new language
Improve your cooking/baking skills
Create an organization system for all areas of your life -> have everything in one place (planner, bullet journal, or organization tools such as Google
Listen to podcasts
Waking up earlier to do something you love or to have a mindful morning routine

Relationships/Social Life

Call close family members at least once a week
(Video) Calls with friends every week or every other week
(when possible again) monthly meetups with friends
Take notes of subtle hints when it comes to presents
Have a birthday calendar

Money

Saving Money/Reducing Debt

Set a monthly budget for take-out
Set a weekly budget for groceries
Check all your paid subscriptions -> do you NEED all of them
Lend books from libraries
thrifting

Home

Declutter, Re-arrange

Declutter using the Konmari Method -> which items spark joy
Declutter your closet, your books, papers, miscellaneous items, sentimental items -> go through all your stuff and finally let go of what you don’t need in your life anymore -> a decluttered home creates a decluttered mind
Donate or sell decluttered items -> some extra money or giving it a second life and doing something for the environment
After decluttering create a new organization system, so that every item has a set place
re-arrange your furniture
develop a cleaning plan
use 15 minutes every evening to tidy your rooms: get your things back into their set place

Spirituality

meditation for at least 15-20 minutes every day (guided meditation, meditation apps, with music, connecting with the breath,…)
start and end your day with visualizing your dream life -> connect with the energy of the life you want to align with
speak your favorite affirmations looking in the mirror
start a dream journal: write down what you’ve dreamt last night, over time it’ll be easier to recall your dreams
try lucid dreaming
learn to read tarot/improve your tarot skills/introduce new decks to your collection
learn about crystals
teach yourself about astrology
Create a new moon and full moon ritual: setting intentions with the new moon and release old patterns with the full moon

Self-Care

Create a list with things to do that get you back into alignment when you feel down
Create a skincare routine that fully meets your skins needs -> treat your skin with products that have only natural ingredients
Create playlists for every mood and have living room dance parties occasionally
Start a hobby just for the fun of it: what do you enjoy so much that you forget about time but don’t quite consider as being productive or practical -> make some space every month for playtime (i.g.: playing an instrument, doing puzzles, coloring books, drawing)
Take yourself on dates: do something you’ve always wanted to do but no one in your environment shares your passion for it, or do smaller things like taking yourself to a beautiful park -> proving yourself that you don’t always need people around you to thrive in life is a great way to increase your confidence
Unfollow all accounts that make you feel bad about yourself and try to hold you accountable to unobtainable, unhealthy standards: you are worthy just the way you are!
Start a journal practice: gratitude journal, using journal prompts, just writing down thoughts, letting go of bottled-up emotions
Aromatherapy: try out different blends

Environment

Before you buy something ask yourself if you are buying it with a positive feeling or out of fear of missing out
Donate things you don’t need anymore
Try to digitalize your paperwork as much as possible
Swap your kitchen and bathroom items for natural ones (like food wrap out of beeswax, bamboo toothbrush, bamboo hair brush, biodegradable sponges, in general bamboo instead of plastics)
Bring your own cotton bag for groceries instead of using plastic bags
use your own coffee mug
drink tap water and fill it in reusable water bottles (you can filter your water before drinking)
walk, ride your bicycle or use public transportation more often
let your washed clothes air dry! -> plan your outfits beforehand and do your laundry accordingly
wash full loads
consider buying from brands who create high-quality environmentally-friendly products/clothes
donate monthly to a cause that’s close to your heart
plan out your meals, so that you don’t throw away that much
don’t use plastic straws: rather use metal straws
watch documentaries about environmental issues

How To Make Your Goals Achievable?

Write your goals down in your planner: be very specific -> for example don’t just write going for a walk more often, instead write how often per week, on which days, the time of the day, for how long -> being clear on your goals makes it easier for you to execute and keep track of them
Write down why you want to implement these habits in your life/why you want to achieve this goal: helps to clarify and creates a stronger intention
Break them down into small and very easy steps -> so small that you cannot find any excuse that keeps you from starting with it
Keep track of your goals/habits: make your progress visible so that you’re motivated to keep going
Don’t give up completely because you missed out one time: just keep doing and start again
Make your goals visible: do you want to work out in the morning? Get your fitness mat out of the corner and place your workout clothes next to your bed. Do you want to read for 10 minutes every day? Have a book on your nightstand or take your book everywhere with you. There’s always some waiting time you can use to read.

In which area do you want to grow the most? Leave me a comment