Formulating effective New Year’s resolutions

Goals are the motivation that drives many successful endeavors. In an attempt to make the New Year successful, 45 percent of Americans in 2015 established one or more resolutions according to data from the University of Scranton’s Journal of Clinical Psychology.

While all had good intentions—last year, most people resolved to lose weight, become organized, or spend less money—the Journal of Clinical Psychology reports that only eight percent of those that set resolutions enjoyed complete success, 49 percent experienced infrequent success whereas the remaining 24 percent faced failure.

In spite...