It may be a tradition to make a New Year’s resolution, but it’s almost just as traditional to break it.

I hardly ever meet people who keep their resolutions, and if they do, they’re the type of people who normally make and keep goals (rare, precious people). A common goal among most individuals is to “Eat healthier!” or “Get fit!” If you actually intend to keep these goals then go for it, of course, but why do we as Americans feel the need to make goals that we do not intend to keep? Is it because of pressure to appear as if we will be better? Whatever the reason is, why do we still continue this practice of resolutions?

I don’t want to appear as if I’m against making goals; I’m not. Please do make healthy goals for yourself if you do want to improve on some part of yourself. However, it is pointless to make goals for yourself at the start of the year because you feel obligated to. You won’t keep your resolution if your heart isn’t in it. Make goals for yourself throughout the year. Start small at first, though, instead of making some big, sweeping statement. Then, go to bigger goals that get you all that much closer to fulfilling your dreams.