EAP 154: Pandemic-Proof Your New Year's Resolutions

Happy 2021, everyone! While this new year may feel different than all the rest due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, new year’s resolutions may be more important now than ever. On this episode of the Early Accountability Podcast, Kimi discusses four tips for coming up with pandemic-proof resolutions that can help keep you moving, give you meaning, and provide some structure to the daily grind. Establishing new resolutions or goals for the new year is a great opportunity for evaluating what things you need to stop, start, or continue, so consider these recommendations as you think through yours: 1. Think long-term – With so many unknowns in the world right now, it could be difficult to set many short-term goals or resolutions. Find one or more things that you want to accomplish in the next 6+ months, recognizing that restrictions may ease up a bit by then, or perhaps not. 2. Find short-term motivators – While you are setting your ultimate sights on a bigger goal, you will likely find it easier to break up that larger goal into milestones which you can check off and celebrate along the way. This helps to keep you motivated and on track to achieve your long-term resolution. 3. Remain flexible and open to alternatives – If you normally set your workout schedule based on your next race or competition, you might struggle to commit to a training regimen because of the lack of in-person races right now, but you could look for a virtual race or one in a socially-distanced format that you can set your sights on. You can change your methods and still achieve the same end result. 4. Commit to frequent accountability checks –The important thing is to remain in community with other folks who can encourage and motivate you because it is pretty tempting to just not work towards your goals when you are just at home alone. You may even find that it is easier to be accountable with your partner or group over text or video calls than it would have been in person. Topics Covered in this Episode: • New year’s resolutions • Pandemic-proof resolutions • Making smart resolutions • The importance of goals Connect with Kimi: http://www.kimiwalker.com/ https://web.facebook.com/kimiwalker https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimiwalker https://www.youtube.com/user/KimiFitWell