Welcome 2021 | Goals and Ambitions

I’m sure I’m not the only one more than happy to bring in a new year. So, without further ado, let’s welcome 2021!

Here we are.

A new year.

A new start.

2020 was – to use everyone’s favourite word – unprecedented. The pandemic that wiped out the world; the black lives matter movement… There were times of extreme darkness but also times where we saw unity, empowerment and hope. We can only hope change is coming, and change for the better in all cases.

I looked back at last year’s goals when writing this out of curiosity. They were the usual things you’d expect. But it made me realise that my new year’s post has been full of the same content for several years now. The fact I’m setting the same goals each year clearly shows it’s not working.

Welcome, 2021 – a new year with new dreams

But before I get into what I’d like to do this year, I wanted to reflect a little more on last.

Although I got through the first lockdown okay, by the latter half of the year, my anxiety was worse than it’s ever been. I’ve retreated into myself and it’s going to be a challenge to feel comfortable going to places where I know there will be a lot of other people when the time comes.

As a result of increased anxiety, I’ve also found it significantly harder to keep my focus. I’ve spent a lot of time frustrated recently, feeling like I’m wasting days – and not in a chilled out, self-care way either.

But I also had positives. In October, I changed job to a more advanced position with a different company. While this too has had an impact on my mental health, it opens a lot of doors for me in regards to bigger plans that otherwise were impossible. I’m hoping this will be the year I’ll get my own place!

I finally made the switch to self-hosting with the blog. I did wonder whether I’d done the right thing as I lost my motivation a little. But I’m taking things back to the topics that make me happy to write, rather than trying to be someone I’m not.

There have been positives in a year of negativity, and that’s what I’m holding on to. I know where my struggles have been, but I also know what’s worked well for me.

This year, I have one goal. One resolution. One ambition.

To be the best version of myself that I can.

No, I don’t currently know how I’m going to do it. But what I do know is that it will be prioritising self-care. It will be finding my passions, and taking the time to indulge in them, even if it’s not “productive”. It will be discovering what I want, what makes me happy, and doing it.

I don’t know if that will be turning exercise into a proper routine; finding writing time even when I’m busy; learning how to recognise my triggers earlier. All or none of the above. But it will be accepting who I am, what makes me happy, and encouraging it.

Do you have goals for this year? What are your intentions to welcome 2021?

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• Highlights of 2019
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