While the origin of New Year’s resolutions goes back as far as 153 B.C., in modern day times, they usually evoke feelings of guilt. Most verbs associated with resolutions are restrictive in nature, including “to quit, stop, loose, reduce or eliminate.” The implication is that you need to improve, fix or repair something that’s broke or not complete. By its very nature, people see New Year’s resolutions as a difficult exercise at best, requiring discipline, determination and willpower…which are not exactly energizing words. As a result, most people “make” the resolutions January 1, and usually begin to “break” them by February 1 as their commitment fades and enthusiasm for attainment wanes. Case in point: The extreme increase in traffic at a health club the beginning of the year, which quickly subsides as the weeks and months progress.
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Source: RISMEDIA, Dec. 29, 2008, By Michael Guld
