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BE KIND TO YOURSELF- Set realistic goals. Understand your capabilities and don’t set goals that are unreachable. Consult your physician before starting any diet program.  Take a few days off. Breathe and eat healthy to rejuvenate your body and soul. Take at least two weeks off each year; connect with nature, read a book, or do anything that calms your mind and nerves. During your time off, make sure to take time for doctors’ appointments and other preventative health care.
FITNESS: Make separate weekend and weekday goals, since you are likely to be busy with house or office work during the week. Work out for a minimum of five hours per week, in increments that work best for you. Change your fitness routine on the weekends by trying out new sports, or by engaging in any activity that sounds fun to you. Avoid a few foods that are fattening rather than banning one type of food entirely.
FINANCES: Plan wisely. Financial planning does not begin with a new year; it needs to be a lifelong commitment. Do not keep all your eggs in one basket. Do not depend on free advice; you may have to pay for professional help but it will set you in the right direction.  Make sure you have adequate health and life insurance for each earning member of the family.
RELATIONSHIPS: Hit a positive high. Work hard on yourself and your belief system. Do away with negative thought processes and challenge yourself. Work on the art of communication, with yourself and others. Do not be defensive. Be positive about yourself and your goals. This will help bring emotional stability and affect the way you behave with everyone.
WORK: Right the wrongs. Go back in time and examine your work patterns at earlier workplaces. Determine the things that went wrong, and fix them in the future.  Don’t be negative and judgmental about your colleagues, as this will end up affecting you as well. If you have to be a leader, be confident, not a tyrant. For a good environment and results at the workplace, happy colleagues are important.