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Friday, December 30, 2011

Top 5 Reasons Why New Year's Resolutions Fail

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New Year's Resolution, what does it really mean? A New Year's Resolution is a commitment that one person or a group of people make to one or more lasting goals, projects, or reforming of a habit. Usually dealing with self-improvement, including loosing weight, looking better, feeling better, being more focused, more active, nicer to others, more successful, etc.

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Here are the top 5 reasons why New Year's Resolutions fail:
  1. Unsure of how to follow thought with your commitment. Lack of education.
  2. Busy or distracted
  3. Convincing yourself that it doesn't matter, and things are fine the way they are.
  4. The resolution was made because you were trying to satisfy the needs of someone else "playing martyr".
  5. Not committed, the resolution was made to just make a promise or join the crowd.

Actual PACE Express participant, Amanda

The majority of people tend to forget their resolution, their secret personal pact they have made with themselves within the first few weeks. Is the pact broken because of being side tracked, lack of confidence or even lack of education on how to succeed and follow through? It is hard to change, however keep this in mind "it only takes two weeks to change a habit."

How about you? What is your New Years Resolution this year?