So, here we are… A few days into the New Year. It is the time we hear people making plans and think maybe if we do too, it is no harm. Or, feel like must do, or maybe not…
In order to start doing something, making a to-do-list is always better. At least, according to doing nothing… Moreover, every year brings about a thoughtful look at the past. As the year comes to an end everybody makes plans to change the deleterious or lazy parts of their lives. Why not start with new year’s resolutions? "New year’s resolutions depend on a list containing one or more lasting personal goals, projects, or the reforming of a habit."*
Some people deny making new year’s resolutions and some just do not prefer it. That is not the main discussion of this writing. What I want to say is people deny making resolutions because resolutions seem to have become an excuse not to achieve things. Everybody knows that everybody breaks their resolutions, so making the promise of studying hard, watching TV less, losing weight become pretty much deceptions. Starting with good intentions, but disappointed after a couple of months… A statistics: "80% of people who make new year's resolutions give up within the first 45 days."** Scary, isn’t it?"
To say the truth, new year’s resolutions are something that we should have done earlier if we were enough stronger or determined. What makes fail our resolutions is the weakness of our purposes.
This year, I am not going to make new year’s resolutions. But, I will not let myself not to achieve the things I want to do. I will hold on to them tightly and this is my resolution... In fact, this is not a resolution at all. This is the thing I will achieve...
Since I didn’t share my resolutions, I will share “Most Popular New Year’s Resolutions of 2012”*** voted at a site by hundreds of people:
- Lose weight! 330 people
- Read at least one book each month! 266 people
- Keep a notepad of awesome moments! 252 people
- Eat, drink, learn or try something new! 224 people
- Get enough sleep! 216 people
- Take charge of your own financial life! 214 people
- Sing a song at the top of your lungs at least once a week! 211 people
- Set an attainable athletic goal, like running a 5 or 10k! 204 people
- Embrace your personal style and beauty! 203 people
- Take time to read! 190 people
As you see, the top resolutions are behavioral commitments related to improving one’s health like losing weight. When reading the list, it makes you say “how nice it is to see those intellectual people!”. Lastly, I was surprised by not seeing anything related to love-life, then everybody must be happy with it :)
Hope, all will achieve their goals...
* wikipedia
Comments
@ Sweety,
I am really happy for you that you achieved your 2012's goals. Nothing can be better that hearing of positive feedback. Well done dear!
For your 4th goal, you should come to Turkey. He is here waiting for you! lol
by the way I achieved the 3 first goals but the last and the most important one I did nothing with it i.e: my future ''husband'' I'm still searching for him :D
hi alllll my sweet friends
I want all the memebeers who wrote their resolutions to come again and tell us about the dreams and the goals that they achieved
and for those who didn't participate they can tell us about 2013 resolutions :)
Hi Gerardo!
I am happy you succeeded. Now, I wish all of us who want to change something in their life can set out and will say "2 years ago, I was one of the 80%, now I did it." I think we need some encouragements, people like you could give us some hints.
Thanks for your encouraging and heart-warming comment.
Hello Yasemin, very interesting blog, two years ago I was a part of this "80% of people who make new year's resolutions give up within the first 45 days"... it was a hard year, but the last year I did it again, adn the result was better...
I think we don´t write resolutions, because we feel fear, there is not any problem it´s things going wrong, but if we don´t believe in our dreams??? who will do it?
Have a nice day...
Hi MileyJ.!
I listened to your voice in the Karaoke Group. You are stunning! You will be a great singer someday!
Hi Dewan!
What a nice comment it is! Thanks dear :)
Today, I am very junked, I am in the mood of quiting junkoing lessons, lol
PS. She knows why i made this sentence, right Junko-chan!
hahahaha......Junkoing lessons....what kind of a lesson is this ?
Is it like: Junko : Junked : Junkoed : Junking : Junks
For me, I won't count my worries any more instead I must count my blessings and of course, stick to singing :).
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