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Give Your New Year’s Resolution a Jump Start
Originally published on the I Earned It Blog. It’s New Year’s Resolution Recommitment Day! Can you believe we’re already halfway through the year? Blink 182 really hit the nail on the head! It seemed so long ago when we made our New Year’s Resolutions. So don’t feel bad if you’ve lost momentum on that resolution; you’re not alone! Most of us don’t make it to June with our New Year’s Resolutions. In fact, a study in Science Direct revealed: 77% of people maintain their resolution for one week, 55% of people for one month, 43% of people for three months, 40% of people for six months and 19% of people…
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Why We’re Likely to Fail at Our New Year’s Resolutions
9 Reasons Why Our New Year’s Resolutions Fail and How to Fix Them Last Friday, January 13, marked Quitter’s Day. Quitter’s Day is the unofficial holiday when most people drop their New Year’s Resolutions, which occurs on the second Friday of January. So, why do so many people give up on New Year’s Resolutions, and how can you be part of the 9% that achieves their resolutions? Here are nine common reasons for abandoning a New Year’s Resolution: 1. Lost motivation According to Insideoutmastery.com, “35% of people attribute losing motivation as the top reason for giving up.” To combat loss of motivation, try incentivizing working towards your goals with rewards.…
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5 Tips to Make Your New Year’s Resolution Stick
How to keep up with your New Year’s Resolution when you want to give up Keeping your New Year’s Resolution can be quite the feat. It can be easy to lose your motivation, especially when life gets busy. But, according to Discover Happy Habits, 75% of people are still successful at keeping their New Year’s Resolution after one week. Lucky for you, we have tips for staying in that 75% and going beyond the second week of January. 1. Schedule it Prioritize your New Year’s Resolution by penciling it in on your calendar. After all, the best way to find the time to do something is to make the time…
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Top 5 New Year’s Resolutions and How to Achieve Them
2023 is here! And with every new year comes a barrage of new goals to achieve. While picking your resolution, you might wonder what everyone else is doing and how they plan to achieve their New Year’s Resolution. You’re in luck; a survey conducted by Statista reveals the top five New Year’s Resolutions of 2023: And we’ll reveal how to achieve your New Year’s Resolution, no matter the goal. 1. Plan it out We all know creating plans can help keep us on track, but often we throw planning out the window, believing we can achieve our goals on our own. However, planning is a great way to evaluate how…
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The Ultimate New Year’s Resolution Cheat Sheet
How to Pick a New Year’s Resolution and Stick to It Every year, we set New Year’s Resolutions. Still, by the middle of February, we’d entirely forgotten about them or given up on them. Even with the most important goal to start exercising more, stop smoking, learn a new skill or spend more time with family and friends, it can be challenging to stick to your goal. Luckily, we have a few tips for choosing a New Year’s Resolution and actually sticking to it: 1. Limit Your Amount of Resolutions While it’s ideal for getting your entire life in order at once, it’s easier said than done. According to Discover…