The new year contains new experiences, new beginnings, new hopes, enthusiasm and hope. Specialist Psychologist Ezgi Dokuzlu from Anadolu Health Center stated that there will not be a completely different life in the new year, that life continues, but that the new period means a beginning that motivates people to have new hopes. Listening to the voice of our thoughts and nurturing them with new experiences brings new awareness. This allows us to have new and different perspectives. For this reason, the transition phase to the new year allows us to examine our goals, feelings and thoughts that we need to review.”
Reminding that the meanings given to events rather than events in life are of great importance, Specialist Psychologist Ezgi Dokuzlu from Anadolu Health Center said, “We all attribute different meanings to the events we experience and feel different emotions. The goal of each of us, the feelings they feel have unique and valuable meanings in our own lives. Knowing what we want and feeling, questioning our emotions, raising our awareness, putting ourselves at the center of our lives and living accordingly should always be our priority.
Ezgi Dokuzlu made 10 important recommendations about the new year:
- Before entering each new year, we do an internal evaluation. While making this evaluation, it is necessary to create our wishes together with our emotions and to approach ourselves with compassion. While we approach our environment with patience, we sometimes forget to treat ourselves well and be patient.
- Knowing why we choose our goals strengthens the path to them and increases motivation. Many people want to be a successful, powerful, respected person and have a good job and income. However, if we examine the source of these requests and clarify why we want to achieve these goals, we can move forward towards the goal with firm steps.
- When setting your goals, try to set attainable goals. Goals that are not achievable cause you to lose motivation and can be disappointing in the long run. At the same time, setting goals suitable for your interests and abilities will enable you to enjoy this journey while achieving success and increase your probability of success.
- Evaluating the last period we live in before preparing for a new year will create awareness. Review whether you’ve achieved your goals recently, what you’ve been up to, and your gains and losses.
- Don’t aim for perfection. Remind yourself that it’s okay to make mistakes, nothing is perfect. Remember, the most perfect goal is what you want most.
- Don’t forget your feelings while fulfilling your wishes. As you reach the point you want in your life, be sure to ask yourself if you are happy with the position you are in. Our goals and feelings may change over time. Accept the change and continue the journey.
- You must please yourself before anyone else. You should be aware of your own desires and remember that you should always be at the center of your life.
- The fast and intense flow of life can prevent you from hearing your inner voice. You may need to stop and rest and sometimes take a break. It is very important to set aside regular time for yourself to maintain mental health and achieve success.
- In the new period, as always, there will be positive, good events and sometimes negative events. Always learn from your mistakes and be brave for new experiences.
- What you do today determines what will happen in the future. There may be material and moral difficulties, negativities, mistakes and losses in life, but every new day is a new chance to treat ourselves and live our lives as we deserve. Therefore, no matter what, try to spend today by valuing yourself, focus on positive experiences, and have hope.
Although hope is not tied to a definite conclusion, it is still guiding. Our probability of being successful and our motivation increase in the dreams of the future that we build with hope.
Source: (BYZHA) – Beyaz News Agency
