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BE INSPRED, JANUARY 2014
11
NEW YEAR’S
RESOLUTIONS
THAT TRANSFORM
TO ‘A NEW YOU!’
When you say it’s a
New Year, what do you
actually do that makes
a new you?
Do you do something that will contribute in
changing your lives? Do you do something
that will make you a- ‘New You?’ Well, there
are lots of people who plan and try some
endeavors, for example- quit smoking,
losing weight, exercising daily, earning more
money, etc. to change their lives in the New
Year. But the question is- how many of them
get succeed in their New Year’s resolutions?
Or do these resolutions really work?
A research of Dr. John Norcross from the
University of Scranton, Pennsylvania found
that the people who made resolutions
in other time instead of the eve of a New
Year got 51% success in the first 1-2 weeks
and only 4% in the next 6 months. On
the flip side, the people who made their
resolutions or action plan at the eve of a
New Year got 71% success in the first 1-2
weeks. Interestingly, in the next 6 months
the success rate was 46%! The people who
took initiatives to change their behaviors
at the beginning of the year were 10 times
more successful than people who made it
other time.
So, from the results of the study, we can
assume that a New Year is the best time
to take initiatives to change our behaviors
for our lives. The following are the 11 New
Year’s Resolutions adopting and practicing
that you can help you lift up your lifestyle
and see- a New You