We all have our personal new year resolutions that typically comprise a variation of lose weight, exercise more, quit smoking.. What about your new year resolutions within your workplace? Our career goals are just as important to continually challenge ourselves so we don’t become complacent.
We’ve come up with some examples to help you create your own workplace new years resolutions:
- Upskill – challenge yourself to complete an online or face to face course which will help you develop further skills in your field and who knows, it could get you that promotion you’ve been looking for!
- Update your social media profiles – Take a look at your online profiles (eg. Linked In, company website, etc). Is the information in line with your professional image and is it up to date with your skills and expertise?
- Give credit when credit is due – Uplift your work colleagues by recognising when they do really well at work. Not only will this improve your workplace morale, it will make you and your colleague feel good and motivate you both to continue to strive for success.
- Improve your to-do lists – Your current to-do lists may entail post it notes scribbled with random information that always seem to disappear. Maybe it’s time to find a new method that works for you, such as an excel spreadsheet or a to-do note pad which you update everyday. You will feel more productive and on top of your game.
- Develop new connections – Make it your goal to network and develop new contacts within the industry this year. This may involve attending networking events or connecting with peers online – all of which will help improve your social and professional skills, give you credibility and help you create valuable relationships.
- Rethink your professional goals – Having professional goals can help you advance your career. Think about what you want to achieve in 2022 to develop your career, get a promotion or move into a different area of work.
- Pack your lunch – This not only helps you make healthier choices when meal prepping and packing your lunch every day, it also helps you save money!
- Exercise at work – We don’t mean hit the gym in your lunch break (although for some this may be possible!). We mean walk a couple of blocks at lunch or park further away from work to help you achieve the recommended 10,000 steps per day.|
- Improve your work-life balance – Sit back and assess whether your work-life is imbalanced, and prioritise the areas you would like to work on. Whether it’s spending more time with your family after work or dropping the kids at school every morning on your way to work to spend quality time with the kids. A work-life balance makes us happier and often more productive in the workplace!
- Clean out your physical and digital cabinets – Anything not needed anymore, delete or burn!
- Do something at work for YOU everyday – A walk a lunch, perhaps a coffee break for mid-morning to refresh your mind, take time out in the afternoon for 5 minutes for a quick meditation session to gather your thoughts – all these things generally make you more productive and fulfill your day-to-day needs;