9/2/2023 0 Comments New year resolutioners![]() ![]() What kind of person are you today? Who do you want to be next year at this time? How do you get there? In turn, answering that question can lead to deeper questions. Did they finish redoing their bathroom? Did they finally earn that degree? Did they adopt the dog they’ve been dreaming of for years? Did they get the promotion at work or land their dream job? Did they fall in love?Įach year, the impending New Year provides a purpose and a deadline for people to ask themselves what they did in the last 365 days. In November and December, many people spend time thinking about what they accomplished in the past year. But, I never said I was a big believer in actually accomplishing each and every resolution with 100% accuracy-I said I was a big believer in making them. The statistics don’t lie: “New year, new me” just isn’t the reality for 92% of New Year’s resolutioners. Forbes reported in 2018 that “40% of Americans will make a declarative statement of their intentions for the year to come.” However, “80% will fail within 30 days,” and only 8% will actually achieve their goals. I’ve heard numerous people remark, “If you want to make a change start now,” or “You should work to improve your life each and every day.” To make matters worse, the statistics about New Year’s resolutions are rather disheartening. Yet, in my experience, New Year’s resolutions always get a bad rap. I’m a big believer in making New Year’s resolutions for this very reason: Setting goals is good for people. And in a life as unpredictable as ours currently is, setting goals and getting things done – whether trivial or monumental – can help us put one foot in front of the other. And it felt good.Īccomplishments, big or small, feel good. It took “ The Queen’s Gambit” trailer on Netflix to jog my memory, a quick text to two of my best friends and five hours on a Saturday night, but I did it. Last week, I finally accomplished my 2020 New Year’s resolution: I learned chess. ![]() DIGITAL EDITOR New Year’s resolutions serve as an easy, practical, thought-provoking method to get us all to reflect on the biggest questions in this life. ![]()
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