Well, here we are well into the new year, and I’m right on track with my resolutions. Before I put them out of my mind until next year, I thought I should do some extensive research on the subject….
The ten most popular New year’s Resolutions are:
Lose Weight
Improve Financial Budgeting
Exercise more
Get a new/better job
Manage stress more effectively
Quit smoking
Improve a relationship
Stop procrastinating
Set aside time for yourself
The ten most commonly broken resolutions are:
Lose Weight
Quit smoking
Learn something new
Eat healthier and diet
Get out of debt and save money
Spend more time with family
Travel to new places
Be less stressed
Volunteer
Drink less
The percent of Americans who usual make New Year’s Resolutions – 45%
The percent of Americans who infrequently make New Year’s Resolutions – 17%
The percent of Americans who never make New Year’s Resolutions – 38%
The percent of people who are successful in achieving their resolutions – 8%
The percent of people who have infrequent success – 49%
The percent of people who never succeed & fail every year – 24%
The percent of people in their 20s who achieve their resolutions every year – 39%
The percent of people over 50 who achieve their resolutions each year – 14%
Number of people that maintain resolutions through the first week – 75%
Number of people that maintain resolutions past two weeks – 71%
Number of people that maintain resolutions past one month – 64%
Number of people that maintain resolutions past six months – 46%
There’s real no point to all of this, I really just needed to keep my extensive research skill sharp.
You may note that my resolution list didn’t include the most popular resolutions or those on the most likely to be broken list. Make of that what you will….
Good luck to those 45% of you that made resolutions – hopefully you didn’t choose poorly.
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