The Reality of New Year’s Resolutions

It’s been about a week since you sat down and made your proverbial New Year’s Resolution.  Odds are you are doing well keeping them so far.
Your glowing determination to succeed fades quickly after a few months.  Here are the revealing realities of New Year’s Resolutions.
40-45% of adult Americans make one or more New Year’s Resolutions.
75% keep resolutions past 1 week
71% keep resolutions past 2 weeks
64% keep resolutions past 1 month
46% keep resolutions after 6 months.
That means only 16 to 20% of adult Americans stick with a goal longer than 6 months.  80-84% of Americans fail completely. Explicitly writing out goals increases success rate by 10 times.

America’s most popular New Years Resolution.
•    Lose Weight
•    Manage Debt
•    Save Money
•    Get a Better Job
•    Get Fit
•    Eat Right
•    Get a Better Education
•    Drink Less Alcohol
•    Quit Smoking Now
•    Reduce Stress Overall
•    Reduce Stress at Work
•    Take a Trip
•    Volunteer to Help Others
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