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January Resolutions, February Failures
- Tammie Stelter
- Feb 1, 2018
- 4 min read

If January is a time for new beginnings, starting over, developing better habits or kicking bad ones, February is the time of defeat. The most common goals are the same every year: deal with losing weight (eat healthier, exercise more), finances (spend less, save more, get a better paying job), get organized, quit smoking, travel and hobbies. Only 1 in 10 will stick with the goal longer than a month and only 8% will see measurable success in reaching their goal. By mid-month, most January 1 resolutions are wavering, many have already been discarded. By February, the zeal for most is gone. Very few people will know the satisfaction of resolution success. Thus, the majority of us will need to repeat the same goals the next January that we failed at achieving this year. There is one goal that most people overlook that impacts virtually all the other goals: improving the health of the inner human--the soul (mind, will and emotions) and the spirit (life-force, conscience or inner moral compass). The power of the mind/spirit combination is so astounding, even secular and

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