Hello, hello! For this week’s version of Friday Favorites, I’m sharing my favorite links that relate to the New Year. Hope you enjoy these good reads about heading into the New Year, goal setting, challenges, reflecting, and more.

January 1st. Weight loss, weight loss, weight loss. GAH! Here are 12 weight loss resolutions you SHOULDN’T make.

What if every day were New Year’s Day? <—more inspiring wisdom from Tina

LOVE THESE: 50 bite sized resolutions for better health

The most important thing you’re not doing to start 2014. <—Think about it.

Fitness challenges pop up all over the place this time of year. If you’re interested, here’s a New Year’s 30 Day Burpee Challenge via Your Inner Strong.

Make this the year that you rid yourself of things that don’t make you a better person. Here’s a great place to get started with 20 things to let go of before the new year.

“The posture never ends.” <— A powerful read from Whitney on transitioning in the New Year.

Here are 10 tips for New Year’s success and making resolutions stick via Go Kaleo.

24 rules for being a human in 2014. <— Important.

For quote geeks like me —> 10 quotes that will inspire you to have the best year ever.

And for the foodies, here are 31 healthy recipes to start 2014 right.

Some links from past F&F posts that relate:

• 2014 Fitness Goals
• Nix New Year’s Resolutions, Set SMART Goals
• New Year, New You: 31 Day Ab Challenge (for anyone interested in repeating or doing it this year, all the links to each week’s exercises are in the comments/pingbacks at the bottom of the post)
• 20 Changes for 20 Somethings in the New Year

Do you guys have any words of wisdom you’d like to share for the New Year?

Have a great weekend!