Why I’m Keeping My New Year’s Goals Small in 2023
And why you should too
Another year is officially in the books and a new year has begun. For some people, the start of a new year is a really big deal, but for others, it’s just another day that we can cross off the calendar. However you choose to view it is completely up to you, but for me personally, I’ve fallen somewhere in the middle.
I used to be extremely nostalgic and sentimental towards the end of each year —constantly looking back at old photos, reflecting on major milestones, and documenting every exciting life event that happened.
Nowadays, not so much.
Instead, I now look back at those photos, milestones, and life events over a slightly longer span time rather than in yearly fragments. In doing so, I’ve come to recognize the bigger picture and reflect on how far I’ve come in the past several years instead of just a single year. And when you look at it that way, you’ll notice the significantly larger changes that happened over time as opposed to an annual recap. And that’s why I’m keeping my goals small for 2023 (and beyond).
Big changes are the sum of many small changes
When I look back at the past five years rather than just the previous year alone, I notice that the big…
