January 2011 - On the Couch
Are New Year's resolutions worth making?
This month three readers discuss the resolutions they have made in
the past,
why some people can't manage to keep them and their intentions
for 2011
READER PROFILES
LISA KAKUYA, 38 - Runs an ice cream business in Leeds with her partner Giovanni Marrocco, 53. Lisa believes resolutions should be made throughout the year
ANGELA GARVIN, 42 - Lives in
Essex with her partner Dan, 42, and their son Jack, one. Angela, a
PA, has never stuck to resolutions and now thinks they are a waste
of time
AMANDA GILMOUR,41- Works for
the NSPCC and lives with husband Ron, 36, in Greater Manchester.
Amanda enjoys making resolutions, encouraging others to make them
too
Do you make New Year's resolutions?
Amanda:READER PROFILESLISA KAKUYA, 38 - Runs an ice cream business in Leeds with her partner Giovanni Marrocco, 53. Lisa believes resolutions should be made throughout the yearANGELA GARVIN, 42 - Lives in Essex with her partner Dan, 42, and their son Jack, one. Angela, a PA, has never stuck to resolutions and now thinks they are a waste of timeAMANDA GILMOUR,41- Works for the NSPCC and lives with husband Ron, 36, in Greater Manchester. Amanda enjoys making resolutions, encouraging others to make them tooDo you make New Year's resolutions?Amanda: "I always make them without fail and encourage my family and friends to make them. The New Year gives the sense of a fresh start and I like to begin each
year with a positive plan of what I want to achieve."
Lisa: "I make them every year and there's really only one that I haven't managed to keep, which is giving up smoking. But I personally think we should make resolutions weekly or daily because constantly doing something positive makes you feel good about yourself.
Angela: "I totally disagree - I think you are setting yourself up for a fall when making resolutions. When the new year begins you have got all these good intentions, but just two or three weeks later when it's cold outside and the Christmas bills are coming in, you lose enthusiasm, your resolutions drop by the wayside and you end up feeling like a failure. I think if you make small resolutions at other times of the year you're more likely to keep them, because it takes away some of the pressure."
What is the point of making resolutions?
Lisa: "They should be about doing things for others and bettering yourself, because we can all benefit from being conscious of who we are and from being kind."
Amanda: "It could be a mixture of all of them - if you decide to give something up you're presumably doing that for health reasons, so that would be improving yourself."
Angela: "I think resolutions are all about empowerment, trying to boost your confidence and take control of your life."
What have you made resolutions about in the past?
Amanda: "My New Year's resolution last year was to get a new job which I did, and I completely
changed my career. I suppose if you were cynical you would say, 'Well if you didn't like your job you would do that anyway,' but last January I wrote myself a list of things I wanted to achieve in 2010 and top of the list was to get a new job - having that resolution really helped me to maintain my focus."
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