Time flies. It seems only yesterday that we were ushering in 2025, and now the year is drawing to its end. Dear friends, at the beginning of every year, we ponder our performance in the outgoing one and set some goals to achieve or fulfil in the months to come.

According to British writer C.S. Lewis, “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”

Now is the time to ponder over our performance in the year that has ended and assess how successful, or otherwise, we have been. This is a good practice because, in this way, we learn to plan better if we feel we have lagged, and aim at higher achievements if we consider ourselves successful.

Goal-setting is a healthy and productive practice because, in a way, you are promising yourself to improve. The positive factor is that you are accountable to no one but yourself, and in this way, you can take responsibility for your actions.

Today, I would like to discuss with you how to consider every New Year a new beginning in life and a new chance to improve yourself. Life is not a race in which owning the best possible material things, getting the first position in your class, or performing better than your peers in everything you do is the criterion for success. Instead of focusing on how you can outdo others, is it not better to honestly gauge yourself and take stock of your own strengths and weaknesses? Self-satisfaction is the key to better performance in every walk of life.

A new year offers not just fresh dates on the calendar, but a valuable chance to reassess our goals, improve ourselves and move forward with purpose

This New Year, try to have a clearer picture of how you want to make not only 2026, but every upcoming year in your life, more productive.

Some very common resolutions that you all make at the beginning of every year........

© Dawn Young Magazine