Top New Years Resolutions for Professionals in 2025
One of the keystones of our mission here at The Auction Rooms is to support our members to thrive in their professional life. Primarily, we provide top quality spaces for focus and productivity, but there are many other factors involved. Below is a list of some of the most popular New Years Resolutions for professionals, and how we can help you to achieve them.
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1. Move more
Working at a desk is part of modern life for many, but doing so without enough breaks (even tiny ones) can have a major impact on your health. The good thing is, there is a simple solution: get up and move regularly, even just for 5 minutes - little and often goes a long way. When it comes to fitness classes, look out for exciting new members benefits to come in 2025 for gyms and yoga studios, starting with 10% off at Bannatynes, just a short walk from the office. What about taking advantage of our cycle-to-work facilities, too? If there's anything in particular you'd love to see on offer, please don't hesitate to chat to us and we'll do our best to make it happen!
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2. Expand my network
One of the most exciting benefits of working in a shared office space is the opportunity to meet professionals from other sectors. The Auction Rooms is headquarters for a variety of industry leaders, which means our members' events are unmissable if you are looking to make impactful connections and elevate your network. The member’s lounge is available to hire for your own events if you want to impress as a host - get in touch with the team if you'd like assistance planning something special!
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3. Stay better hydrated
We've all heard the facts enough times to know how important it is to stay hydrated - but it can still be hard to remember to actually drink enough water. It's so mundane, and yet water can be exactly what you're missing if you're feeling tired, having trouble concentrating, struggling with your complexion or a plethora of other discomforts. One solution can be to have a nice water bottle with you at all times, especially if you like your water cold. Refill any time from our machine in the members lounge, offering chilled, ambient temperature and sparkling water. Another idea on these cold January days is to clutch a mug of herbal tea or even simple hot water from one of our Quooker taps. Watch this space for more hydration initiatives to come to The Auction Rooms in 2025!
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4. Get more sleep
Similar to the above point, we know how fundamental sleep is to functioning at your best, but it's something so banal that we can neglect it. However, even if you take care to switch off your tech an hour before bed and turn off the light before midnight, so many people who work mentally demanding desk jobs struggle to rest well. For our part at The Auction Rooms, our dimmable LED mood lighting in the common areas is configured to automatically lower in brightness around 6pm so that it is conducive to winding down. There is decaf tea and coffee available, as well as herbal teas, to lower the risk of over-stimulation. We have secured 10% off all treatments for Auction Rooms members at West End wellbeing hub, OMH Therapies. Why not try out a luxurious deep tissue massage or acupuncture to aid sleep?
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5. Eat more healthily
With all that time you spend with your head in your work, it can be so hard to find the time to cook fresh meals from scratch. The solution can be approached from two sides - see what innovative solutions are available to accommodate this way of living, such as healthy snacks and ready meals - or create stronger boundaries with work (perhaps in hand with increasing your productivity during the working day), so that you do have the time to shop local, organic ingredients with as little packaging as possible and cook up your own meals. The Auction Rooms is actively exploring ways to support you on both of these fronts. With healthy snacks such as fruits and nuts available at work, we are also pursuing partnerships with both healthy meal services and local health shops. Stay tuned on the members app for exciting updates to support your wellbeing in 2025.
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6. Read more books
From partnerships with independent Edinburgh bookshops to an on-site shared library, to celebrating World Book Day, we have plenty of ideas about ways to support you in this 2025 goal. Make sure to complete our January members' survey to tell us what you want to see on offer and we'll pull all the stops to make it happen. Our top topics are books on personal and professional growth, wellbeing topics, and financial advice. We'd love to know what's on your list!
The key to achieving your New Year's resolutions is consistency. Establishing regular, easy-to-do habits, such as drinking water, cycling to work, or cutting out caffeine after midday to aid sleep, will have more impact than doing one amazing workout. At The Auction Rooms, we want to support our members' wellbeing and professional success as much as we can, in the ways outlined above and with so much more to come in early 2025 and beyond.
Write your goals down, keep yourself accountable, and so will we. Here's to your best year yet!
