The Top Ten Resolutions List

According to this article, the following are the top ten resolutions for the New Year....

1. 1. Stop Smoking
2. 2. Get into a Habit of being Fit
3. 3. Lose Weight
4. 4. Enjoy Life More.
5. 5. Quit Drinking
6. 6. Organize Yourself
7. 7. Learn Something New
8. 8. Get out of Debt
9. 9. Spend More Time With Family
10. 10. Help People.

How many of these are on your list?  Do you even have a list?  I personally think New Years Resolutions are a waste of time, since almost no one follows through with them.  Without a significant reason to change rather than just a new year, people don't have the necessary motivation to make drastic changes in their lives.

Maybe instead of trying to make big changes, we should try to make small ones.  For example, rather than say "lose weight", how about a goal to cut out soda.  That alone will cut hundreds of calories and sugar in the form of high fructose corn syrup out of our diets resulting in some weight loss.  And it's a lot easier and more specific than simply to "lose weight".

Think about the resolutions you made last year and why you didn't keep them.  Then decide what you REALLY want to do in 2012 and why you want to do it, and not just because the calendar changes.