It’s far too easy to focus on the things that you didn’t do, rather than acknowledge all of the good things that you did.

Whether you’re a glass half-full or half-empty person, the temptation at the end of December is to look solely at the New Year’s resolutions that you didn’t accomplish during the last 365 days. The new you that you were going to create, the better habits that you were going to build and the other things that actually living your life got in the way of.

Because that’s human nature; at least in today’s more, more, more society.

So instead of casting a negative shadow over the last year, change the narrative and go for the positives. Look at the improvements you’ve made in life, in relationships and in love. Appreciate the positive changes – regardless of how insignificant they may appear to be – and view them as foundations for further future progress.

Don’t get bogged down in the lack of pounds lost on the scale or the lack of pounds increase in the bank. These quantifiable measures don’t define whether last year was a good or bad one.

The lens through which we view the world is our own choosing.

Maybe the last year wasn’t perfect, but there will always be progression towards perfection in things that you have done.

Take note of those and build as you head into 2025.