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2013 – The Year for You

Posted on by Jenna

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

Oh wait …. Tomorrow is March 1st; three months into 2013. But it still is a New Year! How are those resolutions coming along? Do you even remember them? Have you held strong and kept those resolutions? Sit back and think about where you stand with those changes you wanted to make for this year.

Here are some New Year’s Resolution Stats:

  • Percent of Americans who usually make New Year’s Resolutions: 45%
  • Percent of Americans who absolutely never make New Year’s Resolutions: 38%
  • Percent of people who are successful in achieving their resolution: 8%
  • Percent who never succeed and fail on their resolution each year: 24%
  • Percent of people in their twenties who achieve their resolution each year: 39%
  • Percent of people over 50 who achieve their resolution each year: 14%
  • Resolution maintained through first week: 75%
  • Past two weeks: 71%
  • Past one month: 64%

Here are the Top 10 most common New Year’s Resolutions:

  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 dreams
  9. Fall in love
  10. Spend more time with family

So … where do you stand? What were your resolutions? Are you determined to be amongst the 8% who achieve their resolutions?

It’s still the beginning of the year. You have 10 months to CHANGE. Change your life, your health, your family, your career, your dreams, your goals, your skills, your future.

Sit down today, and make a plan for the rest of the year. Make monthly goals that will help you accomplish your 2013 resolution. Making small goals to help accomplish the main goal is the best way to track your success and achieve many goals throughout the year. Take it slow, make baby steps, and don’t give up!

You can do it.

Here’s to a Happy New Year, and a Happy New YOU!