As the ball slowly descended and the clock inched closer to midnight, thousands of Americans embarked on a pulse-pounding, nail-biting journey. This journey may last a lifetime or it may just last a few weeks. The journey is the New Year’s resolution.
Every year Americans vow to start the New Year off right by eating healthier or working out more. College students may resolve to start going to class on a regular basis. Jaceda Edmundson, a junior Birth to Kindergarten Education major, decided to hit the books even harder this year.
“I want to do better in 2008; as students we should always strive to be better and not get complacent,” she said.
The question is, how many of us are setting unrealistic goals for ourselves? With goals of losing twenty pounds a week and only eating soup, many resolutions are doomed from he start. Some of the major reasons that cause people to abandon their resolutions may be procrastination, lack of discipline or simply having no game plan.
Resolutions become more manageable once they focus on simple ways of personal improvement. Students can resolve to study Spanish more, walk to their car instead of taking the shuttle, watch something other than BET, or become more active in a club or at church. The outcome will produce a healthier and more fulfilled individual. Immediate gratification usually follows.