December 30 – Resolution Planning Day

Resolution Planning Day is Today!

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HOW TO CELEBRATE RESOLUTION PLANNING DAY

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As the year draws to a close, many of us start to feel energized by the idea of a fresh start and creating goals for ourselves with the flip of a calendar page. Planning new year’s resolutions can be an empowering experience — it’s an opportunity to thoughtfully consider positive changes we want to make during the upcoming year. We can approach our resolutions in a fun way by turning off the voice in our heads that tells us “we should” do this or that and focus more on what we really want. It’s easy to get overwhelmed but if we break our plans down into manageable steps, setting achievable goals will provide added motivation throughout the year!

A BRIEF HISTORY OF NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS

The tradition of making New Year’s resolutions dates back over 4,000 years to the ancient Babylonians. They celebrated their new year during a 12-day festival called Akitu, where they made promises to their gods to repay debts and return borrowed objects, believing this would earn favor for the coming year. This practice was later adopted by the Romans, who made similar promises to their god Janus, for whom January is named. Early Christians also took up the practice, reflecting on past mistakes and resolving to improve in the new year. Over time, the secular custom of making resolutions evolved, focusing more on self-improvement and personal goals, becoming a widespread tradition observed around the world.

100 WAYS TO CELEBRATE RESOLUTION PLANNING DAY

1. Vision Board Creation: Compile images and words that represent your goals for the new year on a board for daily inspiration.
2. Journaling Session: Write down reflections on the past year and set clear goals for the coming year in a journal.
3. SMART Goals Workshop: Learn how to set Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound goals.
4. Goal-Setting Apps: Explore and download apps designed to help track and achieve your resolutions.
5. Accountability Partner Pairing: Pair up with someone who has similar goals to keep each other motivated and accountable.
6. Monthly Check-In Plan: Schedule monthly check-ins with yourself or a group to review progress and adjust goals as needed.
7. Public Commitment: Share your resolutions on social media or with a group to increase accountability.
8. Bucket List Creation: Make a bucket list of experiences and achievements you want to accomplish in the new year.
9. Time Management Seminar: Attend a workshop or webinar on effective time management to better achieve your goals.
10. Progress Tracker Craft: Create a visual tracker to monitor your progress on each resolution throughout the year.
11. Healthy Habit Challenge: Start a 30-day challenge to build a new healthy habit that aligns with your resolutions.
12. Gratitude List: Write a list of things you are grateful for to maintain a positive mindset while working on your resolutions.
13. Meditation and Mindfulness: Practice meditation to focus on your goals and reduce stress as you work towards them.
14. Declutter and Organize: Clean and organize your space to create a conducive environment for achieving your resolutions.
15. Financial Planning Session: Review your finances and set financial goals for the new year, including savings and budget plans.
16. Fitness Plan Development: Create a personalized fitness plan to incorporate into your daily routine.
17. Skill-Building Course: Enroll in an online course to learn a new skill or improve an existing one that supports your resolutions.
18. Vision Journal: Maintain a journal specifically for documenting progress and reflections on your resolutions.
19. Family Goal-Setting Meeting: Involve family members in setting collective goals and supporting each other’s individual resolutions.
20. Positive Affirmation Creation: Write and practice positive affirmations that reinforce your commitment to your goals.
21. Create a Goal Jar: Write down your goals on slips of paper and place them in a jar to draw and focus on one at a time.
22. Healthy Recipe Swap: Exchange healthy recipes with friends or family to support dietary resolutions.
23. Volunteer Planning: Plan volunteer activities that align with your goals of giving back and community involvement.
24. Fitness Tracker Setup: Set up a fitness tracker to monitor your physical activity and progress towards fitness goals.
25. Personal Development Books: Read books on personal development that provide strategies and motivation for achieving your resolutions.
26. Goal-Setting Bingo: Customize bingo cards with various resolutions and goals to encourage discussion and planning.
27. Resolution Charades: Act out different resolutions for others to guess in a fun and interactive game.
28. SMART Goals Jeopardy: Play a Jeopardy-style game where participants answer questions about setting Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound goals.
29. Resolutions Trivia: Test your knowledge about popular resolutions and goal-setting techniques with a trivia game.
30. Vision Board Challenge: Compete to create the most inspiring vision board depicting your goals and aspirations for the year ahead.
31. Resolution Memory Match: Play a memory matching game with cards featuring resolutions and their corresponding images or descriptions.
32. Resolution Scrabble: Spell out resolutions and goals using letter tiles, with bonus points for longer or more ambitious words.
33. Goal-Setting Charades: Act out words or phrases related to goal-setting and resolutions for your team to guess.
34. Resolution Puzzle Race: Race against the clock to complete a puzzle depicting motivational images or words related to resolutions.
35. Resolution Word Search: Search for words related to resolutions and goal-setting in a word search puzzle.
36. Resolution Mad Libs: Fill in the blanks of a story about achieving goals and resolutions for hilarious and creative results.
37. Goal-Setting Scattergories: Come up with unique resolutions starting with specific letters within a time limit.
38. Resolution Taboo: Describe resolutions without using certain taboo words or phrases to challenge communication skills.
39. Goal-Setting Trivial Pursuit: Answer trivia questions about famous resolutions, achievers, and milestones in goal-setting history.
40. Resolution Balderdash: Create fake definitions for resolution-related words and guess the correct meanings to earn points.
41. Resolution Bingo Challenge: Compete in a fast-paced bingo game where participants aim to fill their cards with various resolutions.
42. Goal-Setting Dice Game: Roll dice to determine categories of resolutions to discuss and plan for.
43. Resolution Hangman: Guess resolutions by filling in the blanks one letter at a time, but be careful not to let the hangman appear!
44. Resolution Tic-Tac-Toe: Play a classic game of tic-tac-toe, but with resolutions as the symbols to win.
45. Goal-Setting Puzzle Swap: Exchange pieces of a puzzle with others to complete images representing different resolutions.
46. Resolution Jigsaw Challenge: Work together to assemble a jigsaw puzzle depicting a motivational image related to goal-setting.
47. Resolution Riddles: Solve riddles that lead to resolutions or goals as the answers, adding a playful twist to planning.
48. Goal-Setting Crossword: Fill in a crossword puzzle with words and phrases related to resolutions and goal-setting.
49. Resolution Scattergories Challenge: Race against the clock to come up with resolutions in various categories starting with specific letters.
50. Goal-Setting Card Game: Play a customized card game where players collect cards representing different resolutions and goals.
51. Vision Board Collage: Create a visual representation of your goals and aspirations using magazine cutouts, photos, and inspiring quotes on a poster board.
52. Resolution Jar: Decorate a mason jar and fill it with slips of paper containing your written resolutions and goals for the year ahead.
53. Motivational Quote Canvas: Paint or print a canvas with a motivational quote that resonates with your resolutions, adding decorative elements to personalize it.
54. Goal-Setting Garland: Make a garland with colorful paper shapes or cards, each featuring a different resolution or goal for the new year.
55. Inspiration Wall Hangings: Design and craft fabric or paper wall hangings with motivational phrases and images to inspire you daily.
56. Dream Catcher: Create a DIY dream catcher using embroidery hoops, string, beads, and feathers, incorporating elements that represent your goals and dreams.
57. Resolution Reflection Journal: Hand-bind a journal with blank pages for reflection, goal-tracking, and documenting progress throughout the year.
58. Personalized Planner: Decorate and customize a planner or bullet journal with stickers, washi tape, and illustrations to keep track of your resolutions and plans.
59. Motivational Magnet Set: Make decorative magnets with motivational quotes and affirmations to display on your fridge or vision board.
60. Resolution Rocks: Paint rocks with inspiring words or symbols representing your resolutions, then place them in a decorative dish or garden as reminders.
61. Goal-Setting Tree: Craft a tree sculpture or wall hanging using wire or branches and attach paper leaves with written goals or resolutions.
62. Visionary Mobile: Create a hanging mobile with colorful paper shapes or images representing your dreams and aspirations for the future.
63. Resolution Scrapbook: Compile a scrapbook filled with photos, quotes, and memorabilia related to your resolutions and progress throughout the year.
64. Affirmation Mirror Frame: Decorate a mirror frame with positive affirmations and motivational words to boost your confidence and determination.
65. Inspirational Candle Holders: Decorate plain candle holders with inspiring quotes or designs using paint, markers, or decoupage techniques.
66. Goal-Setting Collage Bookmarks: Design bookmarks with collage elements and quotes related to your resolutions to keep you inspired while reading.
67. Resolutions Wall Mural: Paint a mural on a wall in your home or workspace depicting your goals and aspirations for the new year.
68. Visionary Dream Journal: Hand-bind a journal with blank pages for recording dreams, ideas, and plans related to your resolutions.
69. Motivational Door Hanger: Craft a door hanger with uplifting messages and symbols to remind you of your resolutions each day.
70. Resolution Reflection Mirror: Write your resolutions and goals on a mirror using removable markers or decals to see them daily.
71. Inspiration Jar: Decorate a jar and fill it with inspirational quotes, affirmations, and messages to uplift and motivate you throughout the year.
72. Goal-Setting Dream Catcher: Construct a dream catcher with ribbons and beads, attaching written goals or wishes to the strands.
73. Empowerment Vision Stones: Paint stones with empowering words and symbols representing your resolutions, keeping them as touchstones for motivation.
74. Motivational Wall Decals: Create custom vinyl wall decals with quotes and phrases that reflect your resolutions and intentions.
75. Affirmation Art Prints: Design and print art prints with affirmations and motivational messages to frame and display in your home or office.
76. Motivational Muffins: Bake muffins with inspirational messages written on edible paper to boost motivation while enjoying a tasty treat.
77. Goal-Setting Granola: Create a custom granola blend with ingredients representing different aspects of your resolutions, like nuts for strength and dried fruits for sweetness.
78. Aspiration Avocado Toast: Top slices of whole grain toast with mashed avocado and sliced cherry tomatoes to symbolize growth and new beginnings.
79. Determination Deviled Eggs: Prepare deviled eggs with a dash of hot sauce or spicy mustard to represent determination and perseverance.
80. Ambition Acai Bowls: Make vibrant acai bowls topped with fresh fruit, nuts, and seeds to fuel your ambition and vitality.
81. Inspiration Smoothie Bowls: Blend smoothie bowls with colorful layers of fruits and vegetables, each representing a different aspect of your goals and aspirations.
82. Success Salad Wraps: Fill lettuce leaves or whole grain wraps with a variety of fresh vegetables, lean protein, and a flavorful dressing for a satisfying and nutritious meal.
83. Visionary Veggie Platter: Arrange a platter with an assortment of raw vegetables in the shape of a vision board, with each veggie representing a different goal or aspiration.
84. Dreamy Dip Duo: Pair hummus with guacamole or salsa for a duo of dips representing balance and harmony in pursuit of your dreams.
85. Resolution Rainbow Fruit Skewers: Thread a colorful array of fruits onto skewers to create a vibrant display representing the spectrum of possibilities in the new year.
86. Purposeful Parfait Cups: Layer Greek yogurt with granola and mixed berries in individual cups to signify the layers of intention and purpose in achieving your goals.
87. Gritty Grain Bowls: Build grain bowls with a base of quinoa or brown rice topped with roasted vegetables, beans, and a drizzle of tahini for a hearty and satisfying meal.
88. Focus Fruit Salad: Toss together a refreshing fruit salad with fruits known for their brain-boosting properties, like berries, oranges, and kiwi, to enhance focus and concentration.
89. Resolute Rice Paper Rolls: Roll rice paper wrappers filled with crisp vegetables, tofu or shrimp, and fresh herbs for a light and refreshing appetizer symbolizing resolution and determination.
90. Commitment Caprese Skewers: Skewer cherry tomatoes, fresh mozzarella balls, and basil leaves drizzled with balsamic glaze to represent the commitment to your goals.
91. Intentional Energy Bites: Make energy bites with ingredients chosen for their energizing properties, like oats, nuts, and dried fruit, to fuel your pursuit of your resolutions.
92. Purposeful Pasta Salad: Toss together a pasta salad with whole grain pasta, colorful vegetables, and a light vinaigrette dressing to signify the unity of purpose in your goals.
93. Drive-By Dip Platter: Arrange a platter with an assortment of dips, including hummus, tzatziki, and spinach-artichoke dip, to represent the diverse paths to success.
94. Fervent Fruit Salsa: Chop together a fruit salsa with mango, pineapple, and kiwi, flavored with lime juice and mint, to signify the zest and enthusiasm in pursuit of your goals.
95. Targeted Tuna Salad: Prepare tuna salad with crunchy vegetables and a tangy dressing served in lettuce cups, symbolizing the focus and precision in achieving your objectives.
96. Ambitious Antipasto Platter: Assemble an antipasto platter with a variety of cured meats, cheeses, olives, and roasted vegetables to represent the boldness and ambition in your resolutions.
97. Determination Dip Trio: Serve a trio of dips, including hummus, black bean dip, and spinach-artichoke dip, to represent the multiple facets of determination and perseverance.
98. Pursuit Power Smoothies: Blend smoothies with ingredients known for their health benefits and energy-boosting properties, like spinach, bananas, and almond milk, to fuel your pursuit of success.
99. Resolution Rice Bowls: Build rice bowls with a base of brown rice topped with sautéed vegetables, tofu or chicken, and a drizzle of teriyaki sauce to symbolize the strength and resilience in your goals.
100. Accomplishment Antioxidant Parfaits: Layer Greek yogurt with antioxidant-rich fruits like berries, pomegranate seeds, and dark chocolate chips to celebrate the accomplishments along your journey to success.

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