About 60% of us make New Year’s resolutions, but only about 8% of us follow through. Still, year after year, we keep making them – hoping this is the year we will make it happen.
Some facts about New Year’s resolutions:
- Women tend to make resolutions about health
- Men make resolutions about career and drinking less booze.
- Over 50% said they fail their resolution before January 31st.
According to a recent survey, these are the Top 10 Resolutions for 2017:
1. Diet or eat healthier (71%)
2. Exercise more (65%)
3. Lose weight (54%)
4. Save more and spend less–my personal favorite! (32%)
5. Learn a new skill or hobby (26%)
6. Quit smoking (21%)
7. Read more (17%)
8. Find another job (16%)
9. Drink less alcohol (15%)
10. Spend more time with family and friends (13%)
