{"id":26736,"date":"2021-01-05T23:25:01","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T07:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/classic.powertactics.com\/?p=26736"},"modified":"2021-03-04T18:21:01","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T02:21:01","slug":"focus-on-habits-not-resolutions-and-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classic.powertactics.com\/focus-on-habits-not-resolutions-and-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus on Habits, Not Resolutions and Goals!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nope, not a fan of New Year’s resolutions.\u00a0 I do not need to set myself up to underachieve in one more area of my life.\u00a0 We’re already behind in our Language Arts program and the Latin Words flashcards still have the cellophane wrapping on them.\u00a0 \u00a0But the start of a new year seems too significant to allow it to just pass by.\u00a0 Let’s face it, this time of year begs for reflection, hope, and planning but I’m encouraging you to ditch the resolutions and those pesky cousins…goals.<\/p>\n

Instead…<\/p>\n

Reflect<\/em><\/h3>\n

Grab a pen and start writing about your year.\u00a0 What was fantastic and what flopped?\u00a0 Keep what worked and ditch what didn’t.\u00a0 This exercise can be done in note form.<\/p>\n

Hopes and Plans<\/em><\/h3>\n

What are your hopes and plans for this year?\u00a0 Write them down; get them on paper.\u00a0 I know, these sound just like resolutions and goals, and the truth is I’ve repackaged them a bit.\u00a0 But keep reading.\u00a0 Goals do give you a direction and something to aim for but that’s about it.\u00a0 Too often I’ve made the mistake of thinking that goal setting will get me to where I want to be and the truth is that it doesn’t!<\/p>\n

Build a Habit<\/em><\/h3>\n

As you focus on your hopes and plans, I encourage you to think in terms of habits.\u00a0 What habits can you change or develop that will help get you closer to your hopes and plans for the year ahead?<\/p>\n

By the way, when you are deciding on which ones to focus on, start with the one that causes you the most stress, anxiety, and worry.\u00a0 Y’know the one that keeps you up at night?\u00a0 Yeah, that one…choose that one!<\/p>\n

Once you’ve identified the biggest, most challenging goal ahead of you, it’s time to start figuring out what habits need to go, change, or be developed.\u00a0 Think it through, write it out, then start implementing the habits that will you help you get to your destination.\u00a0 Even small, seemingly insignificant habits can have a huge impact over time.<\/p>\n

A Personal Flop<\/em><\/h3>\n

One of my flops in 2019 was reading novels aloud to my children.\u00a0 It didn’t really happen.\u00a0 That changed in 2020 and it was addressing habits that really made the difference.\u00a0 I changed the time of day and location from late afternoon on the couch to first thing in the morning, in pajamas, on my bed, under the covers with my kiddos.\u00a0 What a great way to start a homeschool day and the new habit changed everything.\u00a0 Sidenote,\u00a0 did you know that you can wake up, exercise, do your personal devotions, shower, and then put your pajamas back on and crawl back into bed with your kiddos?<\/p>\n

A 2021 Hope<\/em><\/h3>\n

At the top of my hopes and plans list for 2021…BEDTIMES!\u00a0 This is going to be big for us and many habits will need to be addressed to make this plan a reality.\u00a0 I will need more time to sit and think through things but my guess is that it will need to start with our dinner time habits.\u00a0 An earlier dinner time would certainly make room for a better bedtime routine.<\/p>\n

I hope you can see that stating resolutions\/goals isn’t really enough.\u00a0 You need to develop habits…good ones!<\/p>\n

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by Adrianne Curwen<\/strong><\/p>\n

Adrianne is a wife to a public-school educator\/administrator and a homeschooling Mama to seven children, ranging in age from 7 to 23. She believes that we have a unique opportunity as homeschoolers to design individualized education that suits giftings, interests, and passions. She and her husband have used a blend of registered homeschooling, enrolment with independent DL schools, and participation in public trade school programs to design individualized programs for their children.\u00a0 She is passionate about using as many read-alouds, picture books, novels, and conversations to educate her children but also gets excited by the amazing homeschool-designed curriculum that\u2019s out there. \u00a0Adrianne is thrilled by her new role as Communication Specialist for Classical Education Books and is grateful to have an opportunity to learn something new.\u00a0 She is grateful, every day, for her saviour, Jesus Christ, and has no greater joy than when she sees her most important missions field walk with Him.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nope, not a fan of New Year’s resolutions.\u00a0 I do not need to set myself up to underachieve in one more area of my life.\u00a0 We’re already behind in our Language Arts program and the Latin Words flashcards still have the cellophane wrapping on them.\u00a0 \u00a0But the start of a new year seems too significant…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2365,"featured_media":27690,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[298],"tags":[345,407,409,408],"yoast_head":"\nFocus on Habits, Not Resolutions and Goals! - Classical Education Books<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/classic.powertactics.com\/focus-on-habits-not-resolutions-and-goals\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Focus on Habits, Not Resolutions and Goals! 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