It all starts with a desire for a change, followed by writing it down. Then you post it on a social media website to proclaim it to all who know you. Just before the new year, you see “New year, new me” almost everywhere.

This seems to become everybody’s slogan when the new year comes. People commit to something such as dieting, exercising and other ways to better themselves.

However, most of the time a new year’s resolution will only last for a couple of months. 92 percent of people who make a new year’s resolution don’t achieve their goal.

Yet there’s still an 8 percent of people who do complete their goals (according to statistics brain).

So how do they do it?

They need to create a realistic goal. Then they need to remind themselves about it every day, stay focused and have dedication. The problem isn’t making the resolution, following through with it and completing it is.

Mental toughness has a lot to do with it. Some
people aren’t able to do something they put off for years. Other resolutions, like falling in love, are
hard to complete. They just aren’t realistic. Such things should be handled by nature, not by your own will. Then
there are other resolutions like health and wellness that are typically the most popular.

Junior Angelique Fasion has made a resolution to become more physically fit. To ensure that she will complete her goal, Fasion recently purchased a gym membership to Planet Fitness. She attends three times a week and is “getting it in.”

Other students, like senior Tony Taylor, don’t believe in new year’s resolutions. “Nobody follows them. Eventually they forget, it’s just a new year’s trend,” Taylor said.

Trend or not, new year’s resolutions are slowly fading away. More and more people are starting to refrain themselves from doing them. 38 percent of people don’t make a new year’s resolution (according to statistic brain).

There is no telling how long this tradition will last, but what is certain is the amount of attention it receives every year.