How to Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick [INFOGRAPHIC]

A guide to achieving your goals for 2016.

Dec 28, 2015

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Once the fun of the holiday season and the buzz of making New Year’s resolutions has died down, do you usually stick to your goals? According to recent research, only 12% of New Year’s resolutions are ultimately achieved. But there is another way! Whether you want to do something good for yourself, the people around you or the planet, this handy infographic will help you define your goals and stick to them - so you can institute positive change in 2016. Happy New Year!

New Year's Resolutions 45% of adult Americans make at least one resolution every year 75% of those resolutions are maintained through the first week 12% ultimately achieve their goals Most common New Year’s Resolutions: Get healthy Find a better job Enjoy life to the fullest Spend less and save more Reduce & recycle So, how do you make your goals achievable? Make SMART goals S → Specific or significant M → Measurable or meaningful A → Attainable or action-oriented R → Relevant or rewarding T → Time-bound or trackable For example, you could aim to: save a realistic amount of money each month run 10km by the end of the year give a percentage of your annual salary to charity Good luck and HAPPY 2016!

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Infographic: Yael Shinkar

Sources: 
http://visual.ly/guide-new-years-resolutions
https://www.goodnet.org/articles/5-easy-steps-to-achieving-your-new-years-resolution-list
http://visual.ly/most-common-and-most-commonly-broken-new-years-resolution
http://www.statisticbrain.com/new-years-resolution-statistics/

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