New Year's Resolution

Happy New Year!
The month is only half over and so I know some of you have put your New Year’s resolution into full swing. Some of you may be struggling a bit. A long time ago I decided that instead of giving something up, I would work on something for me, my family, or my world.
Forbes says that only 8% of us will keep our resolution for more than 6 months.
 
So I want to ask you what your resolution is. How do you plan to keep it? Reply to me and tell me!
                
If you need help working on a tangible goal that you will actually keep let me know.
 
Some ideas might include

1. Ask for help more
2. Treat my mental health as importantly as I do other aspects of my life
3. Take better care of myself
4. Spend more time with family
5. Smile more

According to Statistic Brain

Top 10 New Year’s resolutions for 2017
Lose Weight / Healthier Eating 21.4%
Life / Self Improvements 12.3%
Better Financial Decisions 8.5%
Quit Smoking 7.1%
Do more exciting things 6.3%
Spend More Time with Family / Close Friends 6.2%
Work out more often 5.5%
Learn something new on my own 5.3%
Do more good deeds for others 5.2%
Find the love of my life 4.3
Find a better job 4.1%
Other 13.8%

News Years Resolution Statistics
Percent of Americans who usually make New Year's Resolutions 41 %
Percent of Americans who infrequently make New Year's Resolutions 17 %
Percent of Americans who absolutely never make New Year's Resolutions 42 %
Percent of people who felt they were successful in achieving their resolution 9.2 %
Percent who have infrequent success 48.4 %
Percent who never succeed and fail on their resolution each year 42.4 %
People who explicitly make resolutions are 10 times more likely to attain their goals than people who don't explicitly make resolutions

Type of Resolutions (Percent above 100% because of multiple resolutions - 1,129 Respondents)

Self-Improvement or education related resolutions 44.3 %
Weight related resolutions 32.4 %
Money related resolutions 42.1 %
Relationship related resolutions 22.8 %

Age Success Rates

Percent of people in their twenties who achieve their resolution each year 37.8 %
Percent of people over 50 who achieve their resolution each year 16.3 %

Length of Resolutions

Resolutions maintained through first week 72.6 %
Past two weeks 68.4 %
Past one month 58.4 %
Past six months 44.8 %

​Happy New Year!