New Year, New Opportunity
According to the University of Scranton, Journal of
Psychology, the top 10 New Years Resolutions for 2014 are:
1. Lose Weight
2. Getting Organized
3. Spend Less, Save More
4. Enjoy Life to the Fullest
5. Staying Fit and Healthy
6. Learn Something Exciting
7. Quit Smoking
8. Help Others in Their Dream
9. Fall in Love
10. Spend
More Time with Family
Ironically, with the exception of number 7 and maybe number 9, I believe these
have been my new years resolutions every year, ever. While I cannot confirm the “ever” I can confirm, by
revisiting the past 3 years of this blog, at least one of the above has been
present in all of the previous 4 years.
U of Scranton also reports that by now, 2 weeks into the
year, 71% of resolutions are still being maintained….but by June this number
will drop to just 46%. On a
positive note, “People who explicitly make resolutions are 10 times more likely
to attain their goals than people who don’t explicitly make resolutions.” Sounds about right. It is very challenging to achieve a
goal you do not have.
(This concludes the statistical analysis portion of the
blog.)
Bottom line, life is a journey. Every journey begins with a single step. Not maintaining a resolution for the
whole year does not mean the resolution was a failure but a challenge to
revisit. I would like to know what
happens once you “achieve the resolution.” Do you just give up? There is no scorecard. The journey never ends.
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