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A List Of The Most Popular New Year Resolutions |
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Top Ten
New Year's Resolutions
For many, New Year's Eve serves as an opportunity to
reminisce about the good and bad things that had happened for the past year
before looking forward to a fresh new start in the coming year. It's the perfect
time to give thanks and ponder on the changes that we need or want, hence the
annual and presumably age-old tradition of New Year's resolutions. At any rate,
did any of your resolutions make it in this top ten?
1.
Spend More Time with Friends and Family: Yes, this is a cornball,
par-for-the-course resolution, but few people would ever disagree that family is
important. You don't need a survey to tell you that every waking moment you
spend with your loved ones is important, but nevertheless, polls conducted by
General Nutrition Centers, Quicken, and so on reveal that more than half of all
Americans have this entry as their New Year's resolution. With that said,
there's little to no evidence suggesting that familial camaraderie is any less
important in other parts of the globe; it's a universal value that everyone
cherishes.
2.
Fitness and Health: Whether you're a body builder who wants to gain
an edge using HGH supplements or a mere office employee who wants to lose a
couple of pounds after suffering from a bout of holiday binging, fitness and
good health is always a concern for resolution makers everywhere. For all you
health buffs out there, just remember that regular exercise has been linked to
more health benefits than any other regimen at present, which includes lowered
blood pressure, improved mood, weight management, and arthritis improvement.
3.
Losing Weight: Disregard all the jokes, the stereotypes, and the
saddening statistics regarding America and weight for a minute; when it comes to
this type of New Year's resolution, it is best not to delve on the subject and
just do something about it. More to the point, this rather popular resolution is
best resolved by setting realistic goals and putting in a modicum of effort to
stick to your chosen weight loss program. The weight loss process is supposed to
be hard, but your effort won't be wasted if you're focused enough to make it
matter.
4.
Quit Smoking: If you've decided to make the coming year as the moment
wherein you'll finally stop your smoking habit, then you're in luck. At present,
nicotine replacement therapy is now possible thanks to the over-the-counter
availability of "quit smoking" aids at your local drugstore. Although quitting
is always easier said than done, adding this task to your resolutions list will
help a lot in giving you the incentive to quit. Besides, there are many free
smoking cessation classes, hotlines, and support services available to help you
gain a healthier, "smokeless" life at long last.
5.
Quit Drinking: It's quite ironic for people to use the New Year's
resolution tradition to jumpstart their alcohol withdrawal, especially when
considering the fact that the holiday itself is usually celebrated with case
after case of hard liquor. Nevertheless, a drastic lifestyle change like this is
best done one step at a time instead of quitting "cold turkey" style, so doing
so for the sake of your New Year's resolution is always a good place to start.
Moreover, there's a world of help available on the Internet for those who
seriously want to go through this decision (e.g., Alcoholics Anonymous, Parents
of Teenage Alcohol and Drug Abusers, and so forth).
6.
Enjoy Life More: Enjoying life more, when one thinks about it,
shouldn't have to be a New Year's resolution at all but a natural goal
regardless of the season. However, thanks to certain circumstances beyond
anyone's control—e.g., the economic meltdown, climate change, political
upheavals, and many other controversies—millions of Americans presently live
hectic and stressful lives. Promising to yourself that you will endeavor to
enjoy your life more is a good way to cope against these trying times. What's
more, it will even assist you into becoming a happier and healthier person in
the long run. Feel free to indulge yourself from time to time, because you
deserve it.
7.
Get Out of Debt: Speaking of the fairly recent but thankfully
tapering off financial crisis, promising yourself that you'll clear all of your
debts or, at the very least, improve your credit rating is as good a New Year's
resolution as any other. After all, to many people out there, money worries are
a big source of daily stress. The New Year is just as perfect a time as any for
you to resolve spending less, saving more, and managing your finances better.
Assuredly, such a resolution will pay you great dividends in the year ahead.
8.
Learn Something New: Nothing epitomizes the New Year holiday better
than going off and learning something new. Whether you're considering to learn a
new language, read a book, take a new college course, get art classes, acquire a
career change, and so on, turning your vague urge to get out of your
metaphorical rut into a New Year's resolution is one of the best ways to make
your impulse into a reality. On that note, getting a better education is one of
the easiest and most encouraging resolutions you could keep, and it's a great
way to improve yourself and your present circumstances to boot. Give it a try,
it's definitely worth it.
9.
Help Others: In line with the holiday spirit, having the resolve to
actually help your fellowman care of volunteer work or charities is a worthwhile
endeavor to many a people in a lot of different ways. There are a multitude of
nonprofit organizations that can help you get started with voluntary service,
whether it's in the form of lending a hand at your local library, feeding the
homeless, building a house, mentoring a child, doing community service, and the
like. There are even companies that streamline the entire process by linking
volunteers with projects that fit nearly any schedule you want.
10.
Get Organized: Another way of improving yourself through a holiday
list of resolutions is by managing different aspects of your life better. You
can start small by doing some advanced spring cleaning on your home,
workstation, or office. You can also be more ambitious and reorganize the way
you go about your daily morning rituals, your work, your relationships, and so
on. The benefits of an organized life is myriad, because clutter isn't just
found on your cubicle; needless tendencies and bad habits can serve as garbage
that can make your life a lot more complicated than it should be.
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