It’s been about a week since you sat down and made your proverbial New Year’s Resolution.  Odds are you are doing well keeping them so far.

Your glowing determination to succeed fades quickly after a few months.  Here are the revealing realities of New Year’s Resolutions.

40-45% of adult Americans make one or more New Year’s Resolutions.

75% keep resolutions past 1 week
71% keep resolutions past 2 weeks
64% keep resolutions past 1 month

46% keep resolutions after 6 months.

That means only 16 to 20% of adult Americans stick with a goal longer than 6 months.  80-84% of Americans fail completely. Explicitly writing out goals increases success rate by 10 times.

America’s most popular New Years Resolution.

•    Lose Weight
•    Manage Debt
•    Save Money
•    Get a Better Job
•    Get Fit
•    Eat Right
•    Get a Better Education
•    Drink Less Alcohol
•    Quit Smoking Now
•    Reduce Stress Overall
•    Reduce Stress at Work
•    Take a Trip
•    Volunteer to Help Others

7 resolutions deal with physical health and well being.
3 Deal with finances and 1 with helping others.

The Secret

When you boil it all down, resolutions are about taking responsibility for your actions.  A friend of mine constantly says, “Life is all about choices and consequences.”

Make a resolution to take control of yourself.  Use self discipline and learn the power of saying of NO.

No to fast food, sodas, self doubt, over spending etc…

Apply self control to all areas of your life.  Instead of having 14 resolutions, you only have one focus.  This one focus creates power within and transforms you.

Be patient with yourself.  If you are over weight, it didn’t happen just during the holidays.  It took time to grow your love handles and spare tire, so it takes time to loose them also.

Same applies to debt.  If you are in a deep hole, it takes time digging out.  Create a plan and use self control.  Don’t give up on yourself or your resolution, take control of yourself and be responsible.

Become a better person and a better landlord.  2009 is a year you succeed because you choose to.

Below I have provided a link that can help you in with the most popular New Year’s Resolutions.  Before you click on it, take a moment and commit yourself to self control. I want you in the top 20%

How are you taking control of your life? Please leave a comment.

http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/New_Years_Resolutions.shtml

I found this funny New Years Resolutions video.  Follow this link and enjoy a good laugh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eOu-jVuuxo

To your success,

Troy Boldt

tboldt@rentingauthority.com

http://www.rentingauthority.com

888-674-9181

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