Happy Quitter’s Day
If you are one of those who make New Year’s resolutions…how is that going for you?
Apparently, most people fail their New Year’s resolutions fairly quickly. Some studies show that today…January 19…is the day by which most resolutions are well forgotten.
The day has the nickname “Quitter’s Day” because up to 80 percent of those who make resolutions give them up by mid-January.
Around 23 percent quit by the end of the very first week.
Experts say it often happens because resolutions are too broad…like saying you are going to “get in shape” without specific, measurable targets.
Lack of planning also dooms many with good intentions. People often focus on a purchase, like a gym membership, without figuring out how to make working out a long-term habit.
And of course, there’s what I call “shiny object syndrome”—where the initial burst of momentum for something new and different quickly wears off.
Of course, we all know this, which is why 43 percent of those who make resolutions actually expect to give them up by February.
Given all that, the 9 percent of Americans who make and keep resolutions is probably a pretty high number.
So if you made resolutions and are still on track, good for you. If you made them and have already slid off the track…there’s always next year.
