2025 is Your Year
Happy New Year everyone. Turning the page from one year to the next brings a special energy, doesn’t it? There is a feeling of opportunity and change and a chance to reset and restart. It’s also a chance to build on what you have achieved in 2024. I started learning how to speak Italian last year, so I am determined to keep going and move from beginner to the next level in 2025. So what can you do to make sure that 2025 is your year?
Sometimes we get weary of New Year’s resolutions. Why? Because too often we don’t stick to them. Turning those resolutions into real change can be hard. A resolution without a plan is really just a wish. So here are some tips to help you turn your resolutions and wishes into real change this year.
A Resolution without a Plan is just a Wish
Here are 5 top tips: 1) Remove The Vague, 2) Start Small, 3) Identify What You Need, 4) Be Accountable, 5) Track Your Progress
1) Remove the Vague to Get Started
To make real change it is important to be clear about what you want to do. If your resolution is too vague it will be easier not to start, to procrastinate as time goes by.
Here are some examples:
- For a Business Goal: Instead of saying “Increase online presence for my business in 2020” try “By end of January increase use of LinkedIn, by posting 3 times a week”.
- For a Personal Goal: Instead of saying “Get fit this year” try “Start weekly training to complete a 5 km race in June 2025”.
In those statements you have added:
- A clear action
- A timeline
- A target to achieve
Now it is easier to get started, because you have clear tasks you can work on. Once you get started, you will feel productive and motivated to keep going.
2) Identify What Will Help You
Making changes can be hard and when motivation dips we often find reasons not to continue. When your enthusiasm is high at the start of the year, this is the time to anticipate what you need to stick to your resolution. Buy the equipment, join the business network, download the running app, sign up for the training course. Remove anything that may block your progress.
3) Be Accountable
Sometimes an external pressure helps us stay on track. By telling others or displaying your goal on a board, you can create this accountability.
- For the business goal: Agree to update your progress on social media at the weekly team meeting.
- For the personal goal: Start training with a buddy or commit to regular club training nights.
A financial commitment can be a great motivator too. If you pay to join a business network, you will be more motivated to attend meetings. By registering for a 5km race, you will be more likely to do it.
Track Your Progress to Make 2025 Your Year
Use a Planning tool to build your action list with target dates and then track your progress. You can download the Be Productive Q1 2025 Planner here.
Best wishes for a productive 2025. I know you can do it! 😉
Be Productive in 2025
To complement our in-house productivity training, in 2025 we are offering public training courses too. Starting in January the following short courses (2-hours) will be available online:
We want to provide an ongoing training option to help people work smart in today’s evolving workplace. These short online sessions are easy to fit into a busy work schedule.
The group size is limited to 8 people, so people can share their requirements and ask questions while learning practical new skills.
All training is delivered by Productivity Consultant Moira Dunne in a relaxed, interactive and motivating atmosphere.
Contact Productivity Consultant Moira Dunne to get further details or make a booking.
For more tips on Time Management, Working Smart and Productivity, check our recent articles Managing Email, Reducing Stress and Saying No
