12 tips to feel better in 2023. The best thing? You’ve got a month to work each one into your life
- If you want to improve your mind, body and spirit in 2023 and feel happier and more fulfilled, these ideas may give you a boost
- Reflecting on smaller goals can help you feel better throughout the year, and a good way to do this is to tackle each one month by month, one expert says
Instead of crumbling under the pressure of a singular, nebulous new year’s resolution to exercise more or eat healthier, try reflecting on smaller goals that could help you feel better throughout the year.
An efficient way to do this, says Denise Williams, owner of the US-based Well-Play Counseling & Wellbeing Centre, is to mark those goals on your calendar month by month.
If you want to improve your mind, body and spirit in 2023, the ideas below may give you a boost.
1. January: Redefine what success means to you, then visualise it
Consider using the first month of the year to redefine what success means to you. Perhaps you’ve been judging yourself based on an old idea – or someone else’s idea – of success and it’s time for an upgrade.
Williams says ask yourself what is success to you: “How do you know if you’ve gotten to your goal if you don’t know what your goal is? You’ve got to start at the end and kind of work your way back into it.”
2. February: Romanticise your daily life – even the small moments
Whether or not you’ll have a Valentine’s Day date, block out the lovers’ month to prioritise self-love.
This could look like cooking yourself a nourishing meal, going on a daily walk regardless of how busy your work schedule is, saying “no” more often, or setting clear boundaries with others.
Williams recommends using February to “celebrate yourself” in the ways that only you know how to.
3. March: Prioritise rest
For Tricia Hersey, the founder of the Nap Ministry – an organisation that examines rest as a form of resistance and reparations – the act of resting is a way to push back against grind culture.
