10 Popular New Year’s Resolutions (and How to Follow Through on Them)

New Years Resolutions are popular, but the follow-through isn’t. It’s all about baby steps and knowing your limitations. It’s also about figuring out how to focus priorities and balance attention between work, life, and resolutions. And of course, ask your community around you for as much support as possible.

1. Lose weight
In this goal, it’s essential not to beat yourself and start working out for 3 hours a day so that you can look like a fitness model in under a month. The new year has you excited for a new body, but all goals to do with the body take time and can’t be treated as a fad. Start by replacing treats with veggies and fruits.

2. Spend less and save more
This is often a grand goal that people have but find difficulty accomplishing. Start by saving receipts and organizing them at the end of each month to see where most of your resources are going. Eat at home instead of restaurants, which also makes a big difference.

3. Work out more
Stick to your last goal and instead of spending on expensive studio workouts, download a fitness app and invest in at home materials like resistance bands and weights. However, create a daily 10 minute daily routine to avoid that “I’ll go to the gym more”, vague non resolution.

4. Quit smoking
Don’t pressure yourself to go cold turkey. Instead, take baby steps like trying out a nicotine patch, a vaporizer, or reducing your number of smokes per day.