​When I first thought about which resolutions were important for me, I immediately thought “excel in my job and sleep more!” because those are areas that affect me every day. However, when I reflect on  my work-life balance, mental health, relationships with friends and family, I'm reminded many other areas could use improvement to bring greater joy and purpose to my life.

Each of us have several roles – whether it’s being a student, employee, manager, partner, parent, friend, sibling, etc… it’s important to realize all areas of our lives affect our well-being. To brainstorm what areas in your life could use improvement, write down different categories (including roles/relationships, diet, fitness, finances, etc), rate each one on a scale from 1 to 10, and comment on what you would like to improve in each area. This method can help you focus on which areas could use more attention than others. Here are 30 ideas for new years resolutions that apply to different categories of life.

I can’t believe there are just a few days left in 2017! If you’re anything like me, you’re probably already thinking about setting some New Year’s resolutions.  Did you know that only about 10% of people keep their resolutions, and 30% of people don’t even make it past the first month? Here are a few tips on how to make your goal-setting less stressful and more inspiring:

I just came back from a conference in Chicago called the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). It is one of the largest medical conferences in the world, with over 55,000 attendees. RSNA is primarily a radiology conference attended by medical imaging vendors and radiologists from all over the world. It was so neat to hear Spanish, Japanese, German, French, Portuguese, Arabic, all around me. Even the vendor booths had a variety of international employees to communicate with the diverse crowd.

My first time at the Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) was a great one! The vendor display area was by far my favorite. We were able to see several scanners (how do they transport these things?) and new technologies. It was also great to see multiple 2 and 3 story vendor displays with couches and meeting rooms on top of their displays. I won't lie and say I didn't have a ton of free cappuccinos as we cruised around the vendor area (for the love of physics!).