At the beginning of the year 2023, we all set goals and resolutions that we thought, if we accomplished them and achieved them, it would be a successful year. But most of us didn’t realize these goals or resolutions. Now imagine this: we all have the same 24 hours a day, which cumulate into weeks, months, and then a year. Yet only a few manage to get things done. Below are some of the answers to the question, How do you get the most out of 2024?

🎯 Identity Definition

Firstly, you need to truly define your identity. You have to choose an identity that aligns with the type of person you want to be perceived as by the end of 2024. This can be the key to unlocking your potential.

Identities differ and vary from person to person, and you can have multiple ones depending on the context of your resolutions. For instance, if your resolution is to lose weight, choose the identity of a healthy person. If your resolution is to publish a book in 2024, choose the identity of a writer. If your resolution is to start an income-generating project or business, you choose the identity of an entrepreneur. Nothing stops you from choosing the identities of a healthy person and an entrepreneur simultaneously.

Choosing an identity is powerful in that it reduces the friction of maintaining the habits associated with the identity you choose. The question you will be asking yourself from time to time is: What would a healthy person do if you chose the identity of a healthy person, or what would an entrepreneur do if you chose the identity of an entrepreneur?

Before you know it, your life will automatically align with the identity you have selected. Make sure when you pick an identity you are prepared to carry over a year. You cannot be a writer; write a book in 2024, and that’s the end of it. Identity needs to be nurtured for more than a year, if not a lifetime.

🔗 System Creation

We don’t rise to the level of our goals, but we fall to the level of our systems. Systems in this context are defined as a string of habits you are devoted to and that are aligned with the identity you would have chosen. There is a higher chance that this is the reason why most of us failed to realize the resolutions we set for 2023. Either the systems we set up were too weak or they were not in place from the beginning.

You choose to be a healthy person. The sort of system you put in place can be to do a 10-minute jog every morning, followed by a breakfast dedicated to cereal, and remove all junk foods from your choice of lunch and supper. If you choose to be an entrepreneur, the sort of systems you put in place can be to study your market every morning, prioritize all issues related to your business even on weekends, and network strategically on social media or at events.

All the destruction in this world may come, and if your system is in place, surely you will eventually achieve your desired outcome of becoming the person you say you will be at the end of the year.

🧘🏽 Discipline over Motivation

The world is changing, evolving into this one sophisticated community of people from every part of the globe. That alone brings with it distractions and challenges that certainly cause fluctuations in moods, stresses, and ambitions for an individual. The one thing we should guard against winning in 2024 after picking an identity and putting up systems to achieve our goals is discipline. Choose discipline over motivation.

Here is the trend: at the beginning of this year, a lot of people set goals and resolutions. It is natural to forget about last year’s failures and get motivated to kill it this year. You may get all the necessary equipment needed to start painting as you chase your goal of becoming a painter, and you may get a gym membership to start your weight loss journey. Remember, the world is evolving. Once you get a punch from the world, all motivation can be lost. The pressure is real in most cases nothing goes as planned in this world. That is why discipline is king. It is the only ingredient in the equation you can bank on to achieve in 2024.

Discipline is what most successful people use to get ahead. It’s not every time Usain Bolt feels motivated to practice; it’s not every time Elon Musk feels like working long hours on his businesses. So are you? It’s not every time you feel motivated to chase your goals, but just like the great minds in this generation, discipline will be our friend. Build courage to have discipline when it comes to your goals. Come what you may say to yourself, you will do whatever you need to do to succeed, no matter how you feel about yourself.

🏆 See you in the winners’ circle!

There are many protocols you can follow for success; these are just a few pointers you can infuse into your life to make the most of 2024. Pull up the socks, focus, and end the year on a high note, in the winner’s circle and smiling, knowing you have given it your all. And remember, bite what you can chew; keep your resolution simple and short.