Why I’m not setting New Year’s resolutions

CNN — Editor’s Note: Channon Hodge is a video producer at CNN, overseeing digital video content for Travel and Wellness. “So often what people do is they’re just constantly moving the goalposts, just moving on to the next thing,” McNally told CNN. She’s thought about this “moment of beginning” a lot, and as an adjunct assistant professor of public service and senior director for Global Spiritual Life at New York University, she’s developed a resilience I admire. Last year’s word was “alignment.” It helped her think about staying true to who she was, which she has discovered can be two different people when it comes to parenting her son, Sage. “Your brain gets to really feel what you’ve done and what you’ve achieved,” McNally said.