2025 is finally here! With the new year comes goals people set to achieve. Many people have goals that can help them grow and succeed in life. According to America’s Top New Year’s Resolutions 2025, “43% of Americans chose to not have a goal” and “the most popular goal is to save more money with 21%.”
New Years Traditions
Do you ever wonder how traditions start? Britannica states that the New Year’s traditions go back all the way to ancient Babylonians around 200 BC. “ In early medieval times, most of Christian Europe regarded March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation, as the beginning of the new year, although New Year’s Day was observed on December 25 in Anglo-Saxon England.” New Year has been around for a long time but a lot has changed since then.
Popular Goals
Like everyone else with the new year, people set goals to achieve by the end of the year. America’s Top New Year’s Resolutions 2025 explains these are the most common New Year’s goals. In order they are, “to save more money, to eat healthier, to exercise more, to lose weight, to spend more time with family/friends, to quit smoking, and to reduce spending on living expenses.” As we did some research we came upon the 6 most common goals which were listed above.
Tips to achieve New Year goals
Something you may wonder as the year goes on is how are you going to achieve your goal. UC Davis has some good tips on how to make a change in the new year, such as; “Give your resolution time to become a habit. Making it a habit can be a good thing because it shows you how to stay consistent and how to keep pushing to accomplish your goal. Consistency is something that is important because it causes the behavior to stick. Here is a tip from Cigna to make your goals stick, “Start with small goals, make them measurable, be realistic, make a plan, and stay positive. “
Why do people not achieve their goals?
Like no other, staying consistent can be hard especially when you have other things going on. According to Habitify they state that people don’t achieve their goals because, “we didn’t translate goals into daily actions, we don’t track ourselves, we did not try to achieve your goals the strategic way.” Setting unrealistic goals is also something that can lead to not achieving your goal. Do you ever wonder about the percentage? Well, according to Medium, “ 92% of people fail to achieve their goals.”
Are New Year’s Goals important?
Coming into a new year is a chance where you can forget old habits and come up with new habits. CSI explains, “Reflecting on the year and setting goals and intentions for the new year is a powerful exercise for personal and professional growth. By taking the time to evaluate achievements, identify areas for improvement, and set meaningful goals, you can pave the way for a successful and fulfilling new year.” Setting new goals is important because it can help you grow as a person as well.
Student Interviews
We first interviewed Jaxton and we asked, Do you have any family traditions for New Year’s? Jaxton said, “Every New Year we have to eat grapes for like wishes for the new year.” We then asked, “How are you feeling going into the new year,” he said, “I’m feeling good. It’s going good so far, sports and everything.” Another question we asked was, What is one main goal you’re leaning towards? Jaxton’s response was, “Making varsity for Baseball.” The last question we asked was, How are you going to change this year? He replied, “Definitely on my laziness I want to be more active.”
The second person interviewed was Savannah. The first question we asked her was how she was feeling going into the new year. She said “It’s going pretty good, I like it” One goal she’s leaning towards this year is staying in soccer for the full 4 years. The next question we asked her was what is one thing she regrets from last year? She said, “Not doing my work a lot”.
The third person we interviewed was Calista. The first question we asked her was if she had any family traditions for the new year. She said, “Not really, we just like to go with the flow and do whatever”. She’s feeling good going into the new year. The next question we asked her was, What is one main goal you’re leaning towards? She said, “Getting committed to softball”. One thing she regrets from last year is procrastinating and not studying as much as she should, she’s gonna change my studying. The next question we asked was How are you going to discipline yourself? She said, “I’m gonna put away my phone, I’m gonna lock it up”. She thinks she will achieve her goal
The last person we interviewed was Kennedy. He’s not feeling good going into the new year. We asked him, what is one main goal he’s leaning towards, and he said “Better grades.” He regrets not focusing on school last year and he’s gonna change by doing his work.
All in all, having plans for the new year is something that can always benefit you. The new year is a chance where you can restart and get a fresh start on new things. Take it upon yourself to do something good this year.
