{"id":39606,"date":"2018-01-02T04:45:44","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T10:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelhyatt.com\/?p=39606"},"modified":"2018-01-02T04:45:44","modified_gmt":"2018-01-02T10:45:44","slug":"best-year-ever-without-resolutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/best-year-ever-without-resolutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Best Year Ever, Without the Resolutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are late to the game in making your New Year\u2019s resolutions, I have an idea for you: Don\u2019t do it. New Year\u2019s resolutions may be as old as the Babylonian empire<\/a>, but that doesn\u2019t mean they are very effective. Millions of Americans make New Year\u2019s resolutions every year, but research<\/a> says most of us are wildly unsuccessful.<\/p>\n

Many of us only stick it out for a while. A quarter bomb in the first week. A third don\u2019t make it past the first month. Fewer than half are still plugging away after six months. Fewer than 10 percent of us are actually successful.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/h3>\n

Some industries, such as fitness centers, count on our failure and build that into their business models. But this is about much more than numbers. It\u2019s about people\u2019s dreams. Here were the top-ten resolutions people set for 2017, according to Statistic Brain:<\/p>\n