(CNN) — If you happen to’re hoping to be a greater model of your self within the new yr, altering unhealthy habits and focusing in on new targets are keys to success.

So, say “goodbye” to unhealthy habits and “hi there” to a brand new mindset for the brand new yr.

Adam Borland, a licensed medical psychologist with the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, mentioned, “It’s very simple to concentrate on the negatives. It oftentimes takes extra work to concentrate on the positives and issues that we’re grateful for.”

Borland says you may attain wholesome targets by shifting how you consider your self. “We’re kinder to ourselves. We’re utilizing extra encouragement and gratitude. That does go a great distance when it comes to how we method these sources of stress and people obstacles in our each day life.”

To maintain that more healthy mindset all yr, Borland says, follow gratitude, respect the great issues slightly than concentrate on the dangerous, and and acknowledge the position of selection since individuals select how to answer stress.

“Are they a possibility for progress, or can we view them as simply merely one other headache to cope with?”

He says to simplify life by monitoring social media use and specializing in self-care, and perhaps doing deep respiration or meditation. Prioritize being aware by doing one thing personally significant.

“If there’s some kind of artistic arms on outlet, whether or not it’s cooking, one thing artistic, some musical outlet, I encourage individuals to carve out time like that every single day.”

Lastly, be energetic. It’s not solely essential to bodily however psychological well being, too.