NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 29: (L-R) President of Countdown Entertainment, Jeffrey Straus, TV Personality Allison Hagendorf, Spider-Man, director Marc Webb and President of the Times Square Alliance, Tim Tompkins attend the 2014 New Year's Eve Confetti Test at Hard Rock Cafe, Times Square on December 29, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 29: (L-R) President of Countdown Entertainment, Jeffrey Straus, TV Personality Allison Hagendorf, Spider-Man, director Marc Webb and President of the Times Square Alliance, Tim Tompkins attend the 2014 New Year's Eve Confetti Test at Hard Rock Cafe, Times Square on December 29, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)
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Welcome to 2015. Will it be a good year, bad year, or somewhere in between? As one of my listeners told me recently I seem to be a positive person.

I think that’s accurate. I like to look at the positive side of things even when the world around me seems to be crumbling.

Like many of you I look at the past year and reflect on things that I might have done differently or things in my life that I could have improved.

I think we often make New Years Resolutions mentally without formally announcing them to the world at large.

And even worse, not creating a plan to carry them out.

The University of Scranton Journal of Clinical Psychology has put together some info from 2014 New Years Resolutions.

Fun Facts About New Year’s Resolution

The Top Ten New Years Resolutions from 2014

  1. Lose Weight – We all make this one
  2. Get More Organized
  3. Get Finances Under Control: Spend less, save more.
  4. Get more enjoyment out of life. Do more fun things.
  5. Get or Stay Fit and Healthy
  6. Learn Something New and Exciting play and instrument or learn a new language
  7. Quit Smoking
  8. Help other people achieve their dreams and goals
  9. Fall in Love
  10. Spend more time with family

Some New Year Resolution Statistics From 2014

  • The percentage of Americans who usually make resolutions 45%
  • The percentage of Americans who infrequently make resolutions 17%
  • The percentage of Americans who never make New Years Resolutions 38%
  • Percentage of those who keep their resolutions 8%
  • Percentage of those who have infrequent success 49%
  • Percentage of those who never succeed yet keep trying over and over 24%

Some Final Thoughts

I confess that I probably fall into the final 24 percent above. I make them with the best of intentions yet I often fall short.

If you are going to make resolutions this year here is the best advice I can offer.

People who explicitly make resolutions are 10 times more likely to attain their goals than people who don’t explicitly make resolutions.

Make a resolution but also create a plan of action to make them happen. Happy New Year!!

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