Most people set resolutions at the start of each new year, but these are generally along the lines of getting more exercise and eating right. These good intentions are an excellent way to start the new year, but unfortunately, healthy resolutions are often abandoned before January ends. If you like the idea of making this year a little different, why not challenge yourself instead? Rather than making your regular new year’s resolutions, you could challenge yourself to achieve some new and exciting things throughout 2022. 

Setting yourself some challenges is an excellent way to make the most of the coming year and to look back in pride at this time 12 months from now. Thinking of some fresh challenges is a perfect way to get you motivated and ready for everything 2022 has in store. Once you get started on your challenges, you should find that it is a great way to feel enthusiastic throughout the year and make it your most productive year yet. Check out these ideas to help you set your challenges for the year ahead:

1. Develop a New Skill

Trying new things is an excellent way to feel more fulfilled in your life and to prevent yourself getting stuck in a rut. Stepping out of your comfort zone and learning new skills may seem scary at first, but the more you do it, the more advantages you will see. When you commit to learning a new skill, it can enrich your life in so many ways, and you may discover a new hobby that you hope to stick with throughout life. Learning a new skill could involve anything from learning to knit, taking up pottery, looking how to cook, or it could be something more active such as learning to deep-sea dive. 

2. Build Something

Getting hands-on and building something always provides a huge sense of achievement and pride. Knowing you have made something yourself gives a real confidence boost, especially when attempting to create something entirely new. 

There are many building projects that you can take on to challenge yourself this year. If visiting the range is your hobby, you could purchase an 80 lower jig kit to assemble yourself. Or, maybe you love technology and computers are more your thing. If so, building your own PC could be the ultimate challenge for you this year. Taking the time to make something yourself may be a labor of love, but the finished result will be more than worth it.

3. Learn a New Language

Have you always envied those people that go on vacation and effortlessly pick up the language? If so, why not set yourself the challenge of learning a new language this year and putting your skills to the test next time you go on vacation? Learning a new language can be challenging, but it is also really good for you. Mastering a new language can boost your memory and improve your multitasking ability, so there are many positive reasons to set yourself this challenge.

Try learning Portuguese or Welsh this year and see how well you do. If you want to learn quickly, it is best that you start with a beginner course that teaches you how to actually use the language in everyday situations.