The American tradition of having a New Year’s resolution has been around for many years. From losing weight to quitting smoking cigarettes, thousands upon thousands of people across the country come up with goals for the beginning of every new year, but is it worth the trouble?
Most New Year’s resolutions make a positive impact on the people challenging themselves, but that is if they actually follow through with their goal. Statistics show that sixty percent of people who make a goal to lose weight and get a gym membership to do so, cancel their gym membership by March of the new year. It seems as if setting a goal for the new year is just an annual occurrence of people letting themselves down and giving up within the first few months of the year.
For those who do fulfill their goals, they have a better outlook on life and have made themselves better people. Senior Anna Anderson commented on the subject saying, “Freshman year, I made it my goal to get more sleep because I was always staying up way too late and was really tired all the time.” In her experience, making a New Year’s resolution was a positive experience, but as stated earlier, that it not always the case.
Making New Year’s resolutions is not generally a good or a bad idea; it is the person that makes the decision to be successful or not. Motivation and hard work can make the new year go one way or the other for everyone. Which path will you choose for 2015?