Dec. 31 is Make Up Your Mind Day. Holidays like National Bacon Day or National Cupcake Day are always fun, but this one is a little different.
Make Up Your Mind Day is about reflecting on the past year and making a firm decision about something that you've had on your mind. Have you been thinking of quitting your job? Telling that special someone that you're into them? Losing weight? Eating a little healthier? Actually using that fitness equipment you bought for New Year's 2012?
Today is the day to make that commitment to yourself. It might as well be called New Year's Resolution Day, because that's what's on everybody's mind.
Here are the top 10 most common New Year's Resolutions, according to Time. Are any of them on your list?
Lose Weight and Get Fit
Quit Smoking
Learn Something New
Eat Healthier and Diet
Get Out of Debt and Save Money
Spend More Time with Family
Travel to New Places
Be Less Stressed
Volunteer
Drink Less
....And here are two important notes for actually keeping them:
Start Small
"I think it's really a matter of not going into the New Year with these huge resolutions and no practical game plan of how you're going to pull it off," says holistic coach Kimberly Carroll, according to Global News.
Visualize the Change and Get Excited
"I find a way to get people really motivated is to get them to think about 'If you actually follow through on this what will it give you?'" says Krista Roesler, a psychotherapist and life coach, according to Global News.
Good luck and Happy New Year from Headlines and Global News!
