As we head into 2021, most of us will be thinking about or contemplating our personal development goals for the next 12 months. Despite being just utterly ridiculous, for me, 2020 was a year of HUGE self growth. In both my personal life and my blog and career. I worked with 2 life coaches this year. I uncovered so much about myself that I didn’t even realise was there, under the surface. And I have a clearer vision that ever of where I want to go in the future
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BUT, personal growth has no finish line. And I think that’s the beauty of it. We are ALWAYS growing. Always changing. Always learning and adapting. Our values and goals may change over time and that’s okay. Different seasons of our lives require different things from us.
If 2020 wasn’t a year of self growth and clarity for you, that’s a-okay my love. 2020 will go down in history. I don’t think any of us expected a year like this. And if the only thing you’ve done this year is stay healthy and stay at home, well, I don’t think anyone can blame you for that.
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So wherever you sit on the personal growth scale right now is okay. Our personal development journeys are just that – journeys. They will speed up and slow down. They will hit bumps in the road (like 2020) and they will have beautiful, smooth-sailing moments as well. Those moments are coming. Trust me.
If you’re struggling for inspiration for your personal development goals, here are 70 ideas for you!
70 Personal Development Goals for 2012:
Physical health
- Drink more water
- Stretch every morning
- Practice Yoga twice a week
- Go for a walk outside every day
- Eat at least 3 fruits or vegetable portions every day
- Try a new fitness program
- Attend all your relevant health screenings
- Try a new sport or exercise
- Cut down on alcohol or stop smoking
- Commit to couch to 5k
Mental health
- Try guided meditation
- Start a gratitude journal
- Book a GP appointment to discuss your mental health
- Spend less time on social media
- Get outside at least once a day
- Limit news intake to 1 hour per day
- Open up to someone about your mental health
- Journal every morning or night
- Learn and practice mindfulness
- Regularly get creative in any way that feels good for you
Confidence
- Write down 3 personal or professional wins from every day
- Mute, block or un-follow anyone that makes you feel bad about yourself
- Try mirror work for 2 minutes a day
- List 3 things you love about yourself every day
- Try something new once a week
- Step out of your comfort zone
- Listen to confidence boosting podcasts regularly
- Try something you thought you couldn’t do
- Read one self help book every month
- Start to face your fears
Productivity
- Keep a planner
- Learn how to prioritize your tasks
- Get up earlier every morning
- Stick to a daily to-do list
- Work on your organization skills
- Organize your desk and work space regularly
- Create and stick to a morning routine
- Learn how to stop multi-tasking
- Work smarter, not harder
- Eliminate everything that drains your energy
Self care
- Establish a new skincare routine
- Establish a weekly self care night routine
- Learn how to say no to things you don’t want
- Read more books
- Learn how to honor your needs as they arise
- Do something you love every single day
- Go to bed a little earlier every night
- Eliminate a bad habit
- Create a self care kit
- Treat yourself once a month to something nice
Hobbies and interests
- Try a new hobby and stick to it for at least 3 months
- Go back to a hobby you used to love but neglected
- Take a course in something you’re interested in
- Start a blog about something you love
- Join a local group
- Volunteer somewhere
- Take lessons in something you want to learn
- Take an interest in something your partner loves
- Take a course to expand your interests / hobby
- Start a business from your hobby
Clarity and vision
- Do an intention setting ritual every month
- Journal it out every week
- Create a monthly vision board
- De-clutter your space on a regular basis
- Consider a life-coaching course
- Establish a more healthy work/life balance
- Set up a direct debit to a charity you feel passionate about
- Do weekly mindset work and stick to it
- Curate your social media to exactly what you want
- Spend more time alone
What are your personal development goals for 2021? Will you be taking on any of these goals I’ve mentioned?
I love this! Def stealing some of these
Some amazing goals here – I’m really trying to work on my fitness and staying hydrated this year.
Tash – A Girl with a View
Sounds like some great goals!
Ahhh such an inspiring list I love it!
Alice | https://www.aliceinsheffield.com
Thank you 🙂
We love all of these! Good luck 🙂
I love so much that you categorised all of these!! I generally do four classifications: spiritual, personal, familial, and dreams, but this depth of category is even more specific and I love it. These are some great suggestions x
These are such great goals and ones I will most certainly be trying to attain.
Some amazing goals there, I’m already optimistic for 2021!
So happy to have found your blog. This is really great piece and very timely for me.
Do you have any podcasts you can recommend that are motivational and inspirational that you listen to?
Manifestation Babe
Thanks for sharing, these all look like great goals to have 🙂
Thank you x
I have so many goals for 2021 – I’m kind of excited and kind of terrified x
Excellent way to break out and organize your list! ❤️🦋🌀
This is amazing list. I really want to work on how to prioritize your tasks goal as well haha.
Thank you 🙂
Oh this is brilliant! I should really borrow some of these! Haha xx
Hope you do!
I love love love these ideas. I have been trying to focus on what I want to work on next year. Not resolutions but repairing the damage 2020 has done to my mind and body and routine.
I needed this today especially x
I totally agree. I think resolutions are out of the window for a lot of people!
Great goals Jenny!
Thank you 🙂
I love that you have everything compartmentalized so you can find specific goals. I personally need to focus more on the self-care side of things.
Thank you! Compartmentalizing really helps me!
I love these all so much Jenny! I haven’t even thought about my personal development goals for next year yet. I hope you don’t mind if I borrow some for myself 🙂
Of course not! I’d love to see which ones you use 🙂
Wow, 70 is A LOT! I haven’t decided on my personal goals yet, I’m going to have a good think over the Christmas break but my health will be top priority x
That’s a very good top priority x
Such a great list of suggestions Jenny! I found plenty and wrote them down to do next year! For sure trying a new hobby and taking a course. Thanks for sharing xx
Thank you 🙂 Good luck with the ones you chose!
I love all these different goals to set for 2021 Jenny, hopefully 2021 will be the year where we can achieve the goals we couldn’t quite do in 2020! x
Lucy | http://www.lucymary.co.uk
Hopefully! I’m not getting my hopes up TOO high yet, though!
This is such an excellent list of suggestions! I am saving this list so I can read it again. I really like the one about writing down three personal or professional goals that you accomplished on any given day. We get very excited about setting new goals for ourselves. We should celebrate those stepping stones as we go along. It makes us feel like we are getting someplace…some goals take a while to accomplish. When you write something down, it makes it seem more real; it is also a great reminder of just how far we have come. Dreams take time. Every step we take towards a dream matters. Thank you for this very detailed list…I feel like I got an early Christmas present! 🙂
Thank you for your lovely comment, as always Linda!
I’m with you on the news intake! I’ve deleted all my news apps and read the news once a day and that’s it x
I don’t blame you! Such a great thing to do x
I love this Jenny! I am making a similar list for myself, and I also wrote “STICK WITH PLANS FOR MORE THAN A DAY” XD
I am so bad a sticking with things sometimes its crazy!
One day at a time! Or even one hour at a time, if you need it!
These are some really great suggestions. I really need to drink more water as its really noticeable in my health than I’m not drinking enough. That is going to be my mind personal goal for next year.
That’s an amazing goal to have and so doable as well!
I’m definitely going to be coming back to this post when I set myself some goals for 2021! I definitely need to get drinking more water again, I’m so bad with it at the moment and I definitely want to make sure I’m doing things that are beneficial to my mental health. Great post lovely xx
Tiffany x http://www.foodandotherloves.co.uk
Thank you lovely, hope these help!
I’m in the process of setting career goals that I should have done two years ago! I’m definitely going to use some of these ideas and set some proper goals! Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome! Best of luck with your goals!
What an amazing post! So glad to hear you’ve got a clear vision for 2021 that it so good to hear. I’m going to save this post to come back to for 2021, as every point is fab xx
Hannah | https://luxuryblush.co.uk/
Thank you 🙂 Hope you take some of these for the NY!
What a great selection of 2021 goals! I enjoyed reading them and got inspired to think about my own goals too. Wishing you a very successful New Year xx
Thank you 🙂 And you! Merry Christmas! x
These are so thoughtful and lovely! I have faith that 2021 will be another amazing year for self growth! thanks for the post Jenny!
Thank you 🙂 I hope so!
Nice blog jenny