The start of the New Year is often the perfect time to turn a
new page in your life, which is why so many people make New
Year's resolutions. Unfortunately, as the new year fans the
flame of change, there will soon be only embers of resolve as
months pass. So, why do our resolutions fail? Researchers have
looked at success rates of peoples' resolutions: the first two
weeks usually go along beautifully, but by February, people are
backsliding and by the following December, most people are back
where they started, often even further behind. People make
resolutions as a way of motivating themselves. However, if
people aren't ready to change their habits, particularly bad
habits, that can account for the high failure rate that is
associated with resolutions as time passes. The success rate of
resolutions also diminish due to unrealistic goals and
expectations that are out of alignment with a person’s internal
view of themselves. They may think that if they lose weight,
reduce debts, or exercise more, their entire