How to ACTUALLY Change Your Life This Year with INTENTION

Reflect Before You Project

Identify your biggest wins from the past year, whether small victories like controlling your temper or major accomplishments like graduating.
Document your favorite memories to understand what truly filled your cup and brought you joy.
Practice gratitude by listing what you're thankful for and how you helped others throughout the year.
Acknowledge what didn't serve you without dwelling on mistakes—identify habits, relationships, or behaviors to leave behind.
Define your hopes for next year using simple words like "peace," "balance," or "ambition" that capture your desired feeling state.

Write a letter to your future self one year from now, expressing pride and documenting your current position.
Write thank you letters to God for each month ahead, practicing faith and gratitude in advance.
Complete intentional prompts like "This year I will become a person who..." and "This year I will stay grounded by..." to clarify your identity shift.

Build a vision board focused on feelings rather than just material possessions—prioritize peace, love, and faith over cars and mansions.
Include action-oriented images that represent how you want to feel and behave, not just what you want to own.
Balance aspirational content with realistic representations of your desired lifestyle and values.
Avoid comparison traps by remembering that social media and Pinterest show only curated highlights, not complete realities.

Set personal goals like being more intentional, helping others, or strengthening your faith.
Define health goals with specific behaviors—instead of "eat healthier," commit to "meal prep twice weekly and drink 64oz of water daily."
Establish work goals whether for your career, school, side hustle, or skill development, with concrete steps toward achievement.
Create serve goals by dedicating time to volunteer work, community service, or using your gifts to help others.

Set weekly intentions for feelings you want to experience and general goals you want to accomplish.
List weekly priorities as specific tasks you need to complete, like deep cleaning your room or finishing Christmas shopping.
Maintain daily to-do lists with only six priorities per day to avoid overwhelm and increase completion rates.
Carry incomplete tasks forward to the next day rather than piling on new priorities when you're already behind.

Start immediately rather than waiting for January 1st—you get a fresh start every single day.
Trust the process while taking actionable steps—faith requires both belief and purposeful action.
Release past shame because your previous mistakes do not define your future potential.
Replace brain rot with intentional content like self-help podcasts and educational material.
Focus on 1% daily improvement through small, consistent actions rather than dramatic overnight transformations.
Stay organized by writing dates and commitments in your calendar to romanticize your month and stay present.