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Year’s Resolutions
By: Tyler Barickman
Most people in the world make New Year’s
resolutions to ensure that they will have a “better” year. Common resolutions range from losing weight,
being an all-around better person and saving their money. However many people that make these personal
promises have trouble keeping them.
People also want to make New Year’s resolutions, but can’t think of
goods ones that they would have the desire to keep. We have some helpful tips on the perfect
resolutions for you and how to keep them!
One of the most common resolutions is losing
weight. A great way to lose weight is to
cut the calories by doing something fun.
There are many classes out there that you can take to help you be active. You want to pick a class that you will enjoy
and that you will enjoy going back to, such as zumba and yoga. Another easy tip to lose weight is to do
crunches during TV commercials or in your spare time. You wouldn't realize how much crunches can
easily tighten up your stomach. A great
way to keep you motivated is to go to the gym with a friend. Because you would be with a friend, it would
be fun to go work out. You will also
follow through if someone else is excepting you to show up which will hold you
accountable. This may appeal more to
girls, but I know that when I get cute new workout clothes, it motivates me to
go to the gym and feel all sporty and professional.
A very common New Year’s resolution is to
give to charities. If you are able to give
to charities, then you should. Many
people are very selfish and don’t realize that other people in the world are in
a lot of danger. We take for granted our
health, shelter, food and clear water. If
you are the type of person that loves giving necessities that you have enough
of to others, then you may want to give to charities that help out the
needy. One very good charity to give to
is the “Help the Children” organization.
This charity sends 25 million pounds of food to needy families in both
the United States and other countries.
You may have a soft spot for children that have to live with a life
threatening disease.
There are many charities out there that give treatment to sick children
with illnesses such as cancer. If you
get very choked up when you see a poor innocent animal being abused and mistreated,
then you could give to a charity that helps protect those animals. For example, a great charity to give to is
the “ASPCA”, which stands for American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals. This charity gives help to
animals that are being abused and mistreated.
Animals are helpless and there are many people that abuse their animals
for no reason. These charities and
charities similar to these are great to give to, and will start your new year
off right.
We all should strive to be a better person
than we were yesterday. The New Year is
a great excuse to be a better person than you were last year. One tip is to be kind to others, even if they
are not kind to you. If you are kind to
people, you will be given more respect and everyone loves to have that kind of
person in their life. Another great tip
is to be kind to strangers. You don’t
realize how your kindness can affect a stranger. You never know what people are really going
through. They may be having an awful day
and if you were to just open the door for them or pick up something they
dropped, you may make their day better. It’s not like you could make it worse. You can do simple things, like not gossiping
about others. That person may hear you
and you will hurt their feelings. Other
people will hear you and think less of you.
A great way to be kinder is to just smile. If you just keep a smile, your day can become
better. When you smile it will make you
seem more open and friendly. You can
gain friends just by smiling to people you know and especially people you don’t
know.
Most of the world has real trouble with
money. We spend and spend and then
wonder why we don’t have any. To start
off the New Year, you would love to have money.
One tip you should do is to watch what you spend. You should watch your bank statements and
make sure you are not overspending from what you really have. It is good to not spend money just to spend
it. Most people just buy things to spend
money and that can hurt you. You can
also set aside a small goal to save each week-even a few dollars will add up. If you don’t spend money right when you get
it, then you can have money to spend on things later that you would love to
have. You can set a max budget for how
much you can spend on clothes or entertainment per week. It forces you to be more creative for fun and
to prioritize what you want. There is a
difference in treating yourself and just draining your bank account.
New Year’s resolutions are hard to keep
because we make them and then we don’t follow through with our
resolutions. When the clock strikes
midnight at the New Year, it sounds like a great idea to want to change your
self for the good to start off the New Year. Most people don’t follow through with their
spur of the moment resolutions. We gave
you some great tips to help you keep your resolutions. We should all strive to be a better person
than we were yesterday, but what better excuse to start on the New Year.
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