Yeargan & Kert - December 2020

Yeargan & Kert - December 2020

THE DEFENSE REPORT

DECEMBER 2020

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STRUGGLING TO MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT?

This holiday season may feel very different. For me, one of the greatest lessons of 2020 is a simple reminder: Life is fragile. Anyone’s health and finances can be drastically affected in a very short amount of time. And whether you’ve accomplished a lot in 2020 or not as much as you hoped, you might be looking forward to 2021 as much as I am. But will it be better than the last? As I recount the year’s public health crisis and economy’s ups and downs, I realize how important it is to be thankful for the current moment and the future ahead of us. By December, it’s up to us to begin planning our yearly resolutions or else tomorrow will be just another day, and — before we know it — it’s already 2022. But how do we keep a profound awareness and motivation all year long to better our lives? You can certainly create mega goals or long- term goals that’ll inspire you to feel certain fulfillment. However, you don’t have to answer questions about your annual goals if you don’t feel like you can. The best parts of life are in the current moment, too! Consider a daily resolution instead of annual resolutions, especially if you haven’t had much luck with New Year’s resolutions. Why daily resolutions? To put it simply, it’s a daily reminder to make your day count. Instead of having a vague goal to achieve something by the end of the year, you can have specific daily goals, which you can either meet or make up if you happen to

miss a day or two. This is also known as habit tracking, which can empower you to accomplish huge goals, like writing a book or finally building that cabinet. By putting in a little effort every day, you’ll start to form a habit of productivity and reap the rewards and benefits of your new habits all year long — and possibly for many more years to come. It’s tough to form habits, but there are plenty of mini-rewards you can create for yourself after finishing tasks to help with motivation. You can create a spreadsheet or write a daily checklist to check off once your tasks are completed, which is always very satisfying. You can also invest in smaller rewards for yourself, like treating yourself after an entire week of maintaining your new habits with new food or a new item to support your hobbies. One habit I truly encourage every single reader to adopt is a gratitude journal, or gratitude meditation. When it comes to enjoying the present moment, there’s no

better way to get in sync with your day- to-day blessings than reflecting on them through writing or meditative thought. Studies show that practicing gratitude can even improve your long-term happiness by 10%, plus improve your blood pressure and lessen your risk for heart disease! Amazingly, keeping gratitude close to our hearts is one of the most physically and mentally healthy habits we can have, and it doesn’t even require going to a gym. So, don’t sweat your New Year’s resolutions if you’re worried about making 2021 better than ever. Try a daily resolution, and you just might surprise yourself with what you can accomplish.

–Jim Yeargan

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