--- title: New Year, New You? Attorneys Weigh in with Their New Year’s Resolutions description: Lawline attorneys share their exciting and fun New Year’s resolutions for 2018. image: https://blog.lawline.com/hubfs/ATL_NY%20Resolution_610x400.jpg --- [![LAWL_logo_fullcolor_300px (3)](https://blog.lawline.com/hubfs/Landing%20Pages/LAWL_logo_fullcolor_300px%20(3).png)](https://www.lawline.com/) - [Start Here](https://blog.lawline.com/start-here-welcome-to-lawline) - [Browse CLE Courses](https://www.lawline.com/browse) - [Pricing](https://www.lawline.com/subscription) - [Firms & Teams](https://www.lawline.com/enterprise/pricing) - [Blog Home](https://blog.lawline.com) [Start Free Trial](https://www.lawline.com/register/trial) [Faculty Spotlight](https://blog.lawline.com/tag/faculty-spotlight) # New Year, New You? Attorneys Weigh in with Their New Year’s Resolutions [![Lawline Staff](https://blog.lawline.com/hs-fs/hubfs/app-icon%20(1).png?width=50&height=50&name=app-icon%20(1).png)](https://blog.lawline.com/author/lawline-staff) [Lawline Staff](https://blog.lawline.com/author/lawline-staff) 11 January, 2018 ![ATL_NY Resolution_610x400](https://blog.lawline.com/hubfs/ATL_NY%20Resolution_610x400.jpg) New Year’s resolutions are a fun way for people to challenge themselves in the new year. Whether losing weight, gaining insight, or broadening horizons, the new year can certainly = a new you!   We thought everyone might enjoy the resolutions of fellow attorneys, along with recommendations for ways to implement them in their own lives. [Lawline](https://www.lawline.com/) faculty weighed in with a few of their own exciting resolutions and we weigh in with some great ways to realize these goals: - **Be Better** “My resolution is the same every year: be better,” says [Rania Sedhom](http://www.lawline.com/faculty/rania-v-sedhom). “The better I become, the happier I will be and the happier those around me will be.” **We say:** Self-improvement FTW. Try the book, podcast, and app for [*The Happiness Project*](https://gretchenrubin.com/books/the-happiness-project/about-the-book/). Read [*The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up*](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22318578-the-life-changing-magic-of-tidying-up), check out apps like [*Coach.me*](https://www.coach.me/) and [*Unstuck*](https://www.unstuck.com/), or spend your commute with podcasts like the [*10 Minute Law Firm Podcast*](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/10-minute-law-firm-podcast/id1248416937?mt=2) and [*Listen Money Matters*](https://www.listenmoneymatters.com/show/).   - **Get into Winter Sports “**One of my New Year’s resolutions is to ski more,” says [Evan Schwartz](https://www.lawline.com/faculty/evan-schwartz). “You’ve got to hit the slopes while still young enough and physically able to perform!”![bigstock--204287623.jpg](https://blog.lawline.com/hs-fs/hubfs/bigstock--204287623.jpg?width=640&name=bigstock--204287623.jpg) **We say:** Take some [skiing lessons](https://www.ski.com/blog/9-top-resorts-north-america-learn-ski/) - you’ll *french fry* and *pizza* in no time. Not a fan of the slopes? Ice-skate instead (maybe as a [VIP at Rockefeller Center](https://therinkatrockcenter.com/vip-skate-rink-reservations), maybe at your local rink) for an indoor cold rush. Or just kick back and watch the [PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics](https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018). - **Listen “**My New Year’s resolution is to listen. And I am talking about really listening,” says [Justin Blitz](https://www.lawline.com/faculty/justin-blitz). “I believe by listening and exposing my true feelings and reactions, I will be a better person, father, husband, and lawyer.” **We say:** Active listening is *hard* - and a noble goal. Try active listening exercises like the ones offered by the [Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley](https://ggia.berkeley.edu/practice/active_listening). - **Play More** “My New Year’s resolution is to ‘play’ more,” says [Amie Gartenberg](https://www.lawline.com/faculty/amie-gartenberg). “It’s we adults who truly need to unwind and play - yet I have not been doing enough of it!” **We say: **Play some sports, whether you’re good or not! From [New York’s NYC Social](http://nycsocial.com/) to D.C.’s CapBocce to [Portland’s Underdog Sports Leagues](http://www.underdogportland.com/), there’s something for everyone. - **Get Out of Your Reading Comfort Zone** “One resolution I’m happy to share is to work harder to get out of my comfort zone.” says [Claire Thomas](https://www.lawline.com/faculty/claire-r-thomas). To do this, I will read more fiction. Specially, more fiction written by women.”![bigstock-Detail-From-A-Woman-Reading-A--137615903.jpg](https://blog.lawline.com/hs-fs/hubfs/bigstock-Detail-From-A-Woman-Reading-A--137615903.jpg?width=640&name=bigstock-Detail-From-A-Woman-Reading-A--137615903.jpg) **We say:** Push your reading limits! Are you a non-fiction fan like Claire? Try something creepy ([*The Woman in Cabin 10*](https://www.amazon.com/Woman-Cabin-10-Ruth-Ware/dp/1501132938)) or uber-popular ([*Big Little Lies*](https://www.amazon.com/Big-Little-Lies-Liane-Moriarty/dp/0425274861)). Or check out a bit of ever-relevant feminist poetry ([*The Portable Dorothy Parker*](https://www.amazon.com/Portable-Dorothy-Parker-Penguin-Classics/dp/0143039539/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=6937P7ZVR19MJ2MGPZQM)) or literally anything written by Neil Gaiman ([*American Gods*](http://www.neilgaiman.com/works/Books/American+Gods/), [*The Ocean at the End of the Lane*](http://www.neilgaiman.com/works/Books/The+Ocean+at+the+End+of+the+Lane/)). Do you *love* fiction? [*Love Wins: The Lovers and Lawyers Who Fought the Landmark Case for Marriage Equality*](https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062456083/love-wins) is a beautifully woven non-fiction work that reads like a novel. - **Look on the Bright Side** “Contrary to my legal training, I’d like to look at situations and think about what may go right,” says [Steven Rubin](https://www.lawline.com/faculty/steven-s-rubin), “instead of how things can go wrong.”   **We say:** We look forward to the brighter side here in 2018! [Train your brain](https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health/how-train-your-brain-be-more-optimistic-ncna795231) to actually be more optimistic, [meditate](https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/top-meditation-iphone-android-apps#1), do some [yoga](https://asanarebel.com/), or go for a [run](http://www.mapmyrun.com/app/) (check out [Under Armour’s MapMyRun](http://www.mapmyrun.com/) app) to reduce stress and help you look at life through rose-tinted glasses. You can also volunteer for [Lawyers for Good Government](https://www.lawyersforgoodgovernment.org/take-action/) and put that law degree to some good(will) use or donate to the [Animal Legal Defense Fund](http://aldf.org/) to help make the world a better place. 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