New Year, New mindset, New opportunities

The start of a New Year presents an opportunity to restart, reset, and renew. This is the time when an individual reflects on the success or lack of success to achieve goals from the year before. Resolutions or Vision Boards of what to achieve for the new year are stated and documented. Having the mindset of assuming or expecting the hard work to bring success in achievements can increase the possibility of burnout. Maybe this year could be the year of “no expectations, no assumptions “.

There is nothing wrong with wanting better in life. Working hard and not achieving the goal can cause someone to stop believing in him/herself when expectations or assumptions of positive results do not come true. This may cause the develop of burnout and the feeling of “being a failure”. It can inhibit the development self-love, self-value and self-worth. I feel society pushes the idea of expectations and assumptions.

Parents may have expectations and assumptions of what their child will become or achieve from birth. Some educational encounters in childhood may have an assignment of “what do you want to be when you grow up?”. Break the societal standard and start living in the moment! Focus on going about life without the pressure of achieving an expectation or assumption. Work on breaking down the tasks to allow balance of work and self-care.

Celebrate the attempt!

The ability to try to achieve a goal should be as important as completing the goal. Stop sharing everything, you think about achieving, with individuals who are not supportive. They can be a hinder and contributors in allowing the development of burnout and the feeling of failure. It is good to want to work on the pursuit of improving our life and mindset. Maybe releasing expectations and assumption while staying in the moment of achieving tasks toward goals can help to keep confidence, self-love, and self-value in the trying and not success.