It doesn’t take much to start your new year off on the right foot. Get started on your great new year with these quick tips. I’ll show you some quick and easy ways to make sure that you kick off the new year with happiness, pride, and a clear mind!

7 Quick Tips to Start Your Year Off Right

Donate Blood

Did you know that January is blood donation month? There is always a true and urgent need for blood in many blood banks. It’s something free, easy, and relatively painless that you can do to help someone else when they need it the most. Take advantage of this easy way to start your year off right, donate blood! You never know, you might start off 2018 by saving a life!

Write Down Your Resolutions

If you are someone who makes a resolution ever year but never seems to follow through, that can be a real bummer. Instead of lacking in the goals department altogether, write down your resolutions. Make a list of your goals and keep it somewhere you can see it each and every day. This will help you start off the new year right, with a clear focus and an obvious path to success!

Start Fresh

There are a lot of ways that you can start fresh…whatever that means to you: now is a great time to do it! Start the new year off right by taking advantage of “clean out your inbox week” from January 25th – January 31st. I know that my life can feel totally off the wall when there are tons of unanswered or even junky emails hanging around in the inbox. One quick and easy way you can start the new year off right is by cleaning out that inbox and starting fresh.

Explore Tucson

Are you living in one of our MCLife Tucson communities? It doesn’t matter if you are new in town, visiting, or a tried and true lifetime resident: there’s always something fun and exciting to see and do. Get out there and explore Tucson. The beginning of the year can be a great time to travel and explore. It’s the off season so you won’t be competing with tourists and travelers for prime spots and locations!

Free Your Mind: Read a Book

Check out this list of the best new books to look out for in 2018. It can be a hectic world out there filled with screens, noise, and otherwise distracting elements. Get away from it all for a bit and focus on reading a great book. Not only can this help you start the new year off right, it can change your perspective on things as well.

Save Some Money

Did you know that many Americans do not have enough savings to last them through even a minor crisis? If any of your goals for the new year are financially based, check out this 52 week savings plan. It has some real, actionable tips and tricks that will help you start saving money. You can pay down your debt, take a trip, or save up for a big splurge you’ve been eyeing. It’s never a bad idea to take the time to invest in your financial security. The future can be uncertain and still manageable if you have the financial discipline to make it happen!

 

Self Care Is A Must

Many of our resolutions are based on health and wellness. We want to look better, feel better, lose weight, get to the gym, etc. All of these things have something in common: self care. If we take care of ourself first, we can help others with more success and patience. Burnout is real folks, avoid it this year and start your new year off right with some self care!