Top New Year's Resolutions
Author: Salim Jordan

New Year's Day is a time for rejuvenation and a fresh
beginning. People often use this time to evaluate their habits
and decide what things they should change in the upcoming year.


The absolute most common New Year's resolution has to do with
losing weight or getting in shape. The details may vary from
person to person, but the overall goal is to get control of
eating, exercising, and/or weight.

Another very common resolution is to quit smoking cigarettes.
Most people realize how unhealthy smoking is but sometimes lack
the willpower to put them down. However, considering goals in
terms of resolutions often make them more achievable in the
perception of the person trying to quit.

Along the same lines of quitting smoking, many people resolve
to stop drinking alcohol for the New Year. While drinking may
not be terribly destructive in moderation, excessive drinking
causes serious problems. For this reason, it is a common quest
to let go of this bad habit also.

Bad habits are commonly targeted as resolutions. Spending
habits and debt accumulation therefore is frequently on the
list of things that need to change. With credit card debt at an
outrageous level and the fact that most people live paycheck to
paycheck, this is an area that usually needs attention and
sometimes gets it at the beginning of a new year.

Spending more time with friends and family is also one of the
top resolutions for the New Year. It seems everyone's schedules
are so hectic; no one has time to stop and catch up with each
other. During the holiday season, you often see family members
and friends that may be neglected during the rest of the year.
Enjoying time together reminds everyone how precious that time
is and how you should make it a point to do it more often. This
does not only apply to extended family; time with children and
spouses is also important and taken for granted.

Simply enjoying life is something often forgotten about. We are
so busy running to work and back home, to school and soccer
practice that we never get around to playing in the floor with
the kids or taking time to read the book we bought last week.
Sometimes, resolutions are not about breaking bad habits, but
creating better ones.

Similar to enjoying life, some people take this time to make
major life changes like returning to school or changing
careers. The idea of a new beginning sometimes sparks something
inside to lead people to a new destiny. While quitting smoking
or losing weight are big transitions, there are sometimes even
more substantial goals put into place at this time of year.


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