New Year’s Day is the most popular time of the year for people to get a “fresh start” in life. Some people’s goals are to lose weight, while others hope to spend more time with family and friends. But what is it about the new year that brings hope for such a change, and do these goals actually get accomplished?
According to Pew Research center 70 percent of Americans do not set a New Year’ resolution because they forget, would not accomplish the goal, or did not know what to have as a goal including WRMS student Jacoby Brown, an 8th grader on the Champions team said “I have been trying to but never really got around to it.”
Pew Research center said that three in ten Americans report making a goal or multiple goals for 2025. Many students at WRMS who do not usually set goals for themselves set a goal for the upcoming year. James Penrod in 8th grade does not usually set a goal, but sets one for the year of 2025. Penrod said “ My goal is to become a better student.” He said he is going to accomplish this goal by listening, focusing, and paying attention in class.
On the other hand many Americans do not usually accomplish their goals they have set for themselves. Pew Research Center said that nearly a month into the new year 13% of Americans have already abandon their goal completely. However, with the right strategy and tactics achieving a goal can be possible. Mrs. Roney, a teacher on the Voyagers team said “Years ago I made goals, but I didn’t put in the work that I needed to be successful. Now I am committed to my goals as I am seeing first hand the results of being disciplined to follow all of them through.”
Many people set a goal without a reason behind it or have no motivation to accomplish it. On the other hand, many students and staff members at WRMS set a goal with a reason behind it. Mrs. Roney said “For over a year, I have been writing down 10 things I am grateful for each day. I do this before I start my day. It reminds me to invest in myself first.”
New Years bring a tremendous amount of hope for accomplishing a goal for the new and upcoming year, but not everyone is as motivated as others to accomplish or even set new goals for the new year. But many people at WRMS have their mind set on accomplishing and setting goals for themselves for the future years.
