Learning and Goalsetting in 2024

Greetings, Nakee tribe! 

It's Steffani on this end. 

Let's be real for a second: New Year's resolutions often start with a bang but tend to fizzle out fast and they can often feel like more pressure than progress. 

This year, I've decided to take the road less traveled by setting a resolution that's more about laughs than lunges. Drumroll, please... 🥁 

My grand ambition for 2024 is to become the world's most mediocre juggler. 

Yep, you read that right. Juggling. Not exactly your typical resolution, but why go for the ordinary when you can aim for the hilariously extraordinary?

The benefits of setting a fun goal go way beyond just having a good time. Here's 5 reasons why setting fun goals can be your secret weapon for achieving the more serious stuff:

1. Boosts Motivation: Fun goals inject a burst of enthusiasm into your routine. The joy you experience achieving these smaller, lighthearted milestones can become the motivational fuel you need to tackle more serious endeavors. This is important even if you have other incentives to complete tasks; motivation is the fuel by which things are accomplished!

2. Breaks the Monotony: Life can feel like a never-ending to-do list. Fun goals act as a delightful escape, providing a mental break from the grind. This refreshed mindset can, in turn, enhance your focus and productivity in pursuing your larger goals and completing tasks for work or elsewhere. No matter what field you're in, it's good to have something that lets you step away from the routine of work. Keeping a good balance between the two is key to this. 

3. Fosters Creativity: Fun goals often require creative thinking and problem-solving. These skills transfer seamlessly to more serious goals, helping you approach challenges with a fresh perspective and find innovative solutions. Whether you think of yourself as 'creative' or not, every job and every day requires some outside-the-box thinking, and this sort of thing will help keep those instincts sharp. 

4. Strengthens Discipline: Surprisingly, the discipline needed to consistently work on fun goals can spill over into other areas of your life. It builds a foundation of discipline that you can leverage when tackling more demanding long-term objectives. This is especially true if you're trying something a bit out of your comfort zone, which is also a great way to gain a better perspective on the world at large and the people you share it with.

5. Cultivates a Positive Mindset: Fun goals create a positive feedback loop. As you achieve them, you cultivate a positive mindset that can ripple into other aspects of your life, making it easier to approach challenges with optimism and determination. Fun activities and hobbies can also function as part of a wider support network alongside friends and family, helping to keep you steady in times of trouble. Integrating something enjoyable into your routine can also help reduce stress!

So, what's your not-so-serious resolution for the year? Brendan, our marketing intern, wants to see how many fish he can catch in a video game! There's no end to what you can accomplish, so why not enjoy it?

Whether it's mastering the art of interpretive dance or perfecting the art of making the perfect pancake tower, let's make 2024 the year of hilariously epic achievements!