The Best Intentions

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Aritzia jacket, bag c/o Mary Nichols, Phillip Lim for Target dress (c/o), J.Crew heels, 
French Connection hat, assorted rings c/o Brooklyn Designs and Pandora


It’s 2014!!! So excited to officially kick off this year – yesterday was packed full of my family’s weird traditions (running the Resolution Run with an epic hangover and plunging into the freezing Pacific for the Penguin Plunge) but thankfully I took a bit of time pre-NYE to reflect on what I wanted to accomplish.

I’m a big goal-setter and am a big believer in setting time-sensitive goals (ten year, five year, one year, six months and monthly goals), so while I have a few specific to this year in place, I was also really inspired by the one-word resolution Gretchen Rubin discussed with Refinery 29 recently. While I’m big on having quantifiable and actionable resolutions in place (namely, working with my naturopath to sort out some long-standing health issues I’ve had, hitting a few different goals career-wise and finally developing a yoga practice), I also love the idea of having a wide-scoping intention that helps determine and lead all the smaller goals.

This year, my intention is to believe.

I’m both a perfectionist and a skeptic, so as optimistic as I try to be, I’m prone to being hard on myself, hesitant to put my trust in other people and a bit cynical when it comes to most everything else. For 2014, I want to believe in myself more – there are a few different things I’ve always wanted to achieve that I feel like at a subconscious level, I’ve not let myself fully believe are accomplishable. This year, I want to change that. I also want to believe in external factors more – there’s a reason why I’m such a bad flyer and it’s because I am horrible with trusting that other people or things will all be fine.

I feel like whether it’s one of my fitness goals this year or a personal aim, being able to more strongly believe in each ambition will help me get to where I need to be!

What about you – if you had to distill your hopes and goals for 2014 in one word, what would it be?

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  1. 1.2.14

    I love the idea of a one word resolution, and yours is a great one. I think if I had to distill my resolutions and goals large and small for this year into one word it would be "strive", as there are many things I want to accomplish, and this is the year I plan to put in the energy and effort to make them happen.

  2. 1.2.14
    Natali said:

    You look outstanding! Gorgeous hat and dress! Happy New Year!

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  3. 1.2.14

    I can't remember the last time that I set New Year's resolutions for myself…I don't have the patience to wait until then to tackle challenges; I rather just deal with them as they come up during the year!! But goals are a different matter; and I think the one word that would sum it up for me for 2014 would be "surpass!!" I'm very happy with where I am right now in my life, but I really want to see if I can outdo myself this year!! Lovely "Parisian" sort of look today, Alex…with that hat and flirty skirt!!

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  4. 1.3.14
    MizzJ said:

    Hmm what an interesting idea to distill your resolutions into a "theme" for the year. Maybe for me, it would be something like "motivation" or "drive". There are some big things I want to work on this year and get back into a more healthy lifestyle.

    On a lighter note, I'm really loving the colors you chose for this outfit!

  5. 9.9.14

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