ut ions

DON’T OVERWHELM: OVERLAP YOUR GOALS!

No more gossiping

SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING

Try guided meditation Pay it forward

SOCIAL WELL-BEING

Call a friend instead of texting Compliment someone daily

VOLUNTEER

Patronize local businesses

ENVIRONMENTAL WELL-BEING

Bike or walk more often Eat local

MENTAL WELL-BEING

Practise gratitude Create something

Approach- vs. avoidance-oriented goals

Talk nicely to yourself Seriously reduce social media use

Only buy stuff you need

It also seems that people who create approach-oriented goals are more successful (59 percent) than those who had avoidance-oriented goals (47 percent).

Approach-oriented goals energize emotions and behaviour toward something you want (achieving good grades so that you can enjoy feeling competent).

Avoidance-oriented goals, on the other hand, are those in which you move away from something you don’t want or you perceive as a punishment, threat, or risk to health (you make the decision to reduce your sugar intake, so you don’t have a heart attack).