68 Goal And Habit Ideas For Each Area Of Your Life

lisa — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 12:23:07 +0000

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 desire in your life then 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, finances, home, spirituality, self-care, and environment.

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

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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 and nuts instead of sugary snacks
Mindful eating: chew every bite around 30 times – helps your digestion and prevents bloating
7-8 hours of sleep
Grow your own herbs
Track your period

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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, apps)
Listen to podcasts
Wake up earlier to do something you love or to have a mindful morning routine

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Relationships/Social Life

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

Finances

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 your local library
thrift clothes, books, furniture,…

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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 everything and finally let go of what you don’t need and want anymore – a decluttered home creates a decluttered mind
Donate or sell decluttered items
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

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Spirituality

meditation for about 15-20 minutes every day (guided meditation, meditation apps, with music, connecting with the breath,…)
start and end your day by visualizing your desired life – connect with the energy of the life desire to create
speak your favorite affirmations while 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 and recognize patterns
try lucid dreaming
learn about crystals
learn about your birth chart
Create a new moon and full moon ritual: setting intentions with the new moon and releasing old patterns with the full moon

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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 skin’s needs – treat your skin with products that have only natural ingredients and are cruelty-free
Create playlists for every mood
Start a hobby just for the fun of it (nothing you consider as productive or practical) – make some space in your schedule for playtime (i.g.: playing an instrument, jigsaw puzzles, coloring books, drawing)
Take yourself on dates: do something you’ve always wanted to do, or take yourself to a beautiful park, make a picnic by a lake, read by the beach, buy yourself flowers and takeout then watch your comfort movie – prove to yourself that you don’t always need people around you to thrive in life
Unfollow all accounts that make you feel bad about yourself and try to hold yourself accountable to unobtainable, unhealthy standards: you are worthy just the way you are!
Start a journal practice: gratitude journal, journal prompts, stream of consciousness
Aromatherapy: try out different blends to soothe your nervous system

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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 it)
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 that create high-quality environmentally-friendly products and 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 food
use metal or glass straws

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How To Make Your Goals Achievable?

Write your goals down in your planner: be very specific – don’t just write going for a walk more often, instead write how often per week, on which days, the time of the day, and 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 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
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

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