FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New Trends for
2003 New Year's Resolutions
Scottsdale, AZ — November 19, 2002 — myGoals.com today announced its annual predictions describing what types of resolutions people are expected to make during the coming New Year's season.
myGoals.com, the Web's premiere site for setting and reaching personal and professional goals, bases its predictions on the current year's third quarter goal-setting activity. According to company data, people's resolutions are expected to break down as follows:
| New Year's Resolutions |
| 2002 |
|
2003* |
|
% Change |
|
Career
|
|
9 |
% |
|
27 |
% |
|
+18 |
|
| Health & Fitness |
|
27 |
|
|
24 |
|
|
-3 |
|
| Personal Growth & Interests |
|
7 |
|
|
14 |
|
|
+7 |
|
| Education & Training |
|
9 |
|
|
8 |
|
|
-1 |
|
| Personal Finance |
|
19 |
|
|
8 |
|
|
-11 |
|
| Time Management & Organization |
|
11 |
|
|
8 |
|
|
-3 |
|
| Family & Relationships |
|
11 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
-6 |
|
| Recreation & Leisure |
|
4 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
-1 |
|
| Home Improvement & Real Estate |
|
3 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
+0 |
|
| * Projected |
| 100% |
|
100% |
|
|
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A Sign of the Times
"Jobs are what's on everybody's mind, period," said Greg Helmstetter, CEO of myGoals.com. Last New Year's, only 9% of people's resolutions were career-related. For New Year's 2003, however, a massive 27% of the goals set are expected to be career-related.
"The dramatic increase in work-related goals is not just about getting jobs, but in particular, doing well at current jobs," said Helmstetter. "People are focusing on acquiring new skills and increasing their sales, productivity, and profitability. It's a real sign of the times."
Career goals are expected surpass "Health & Fitness" (which comprises ever-popular weight-loss goals) as the most popular goal-setting category. Other noteworthy trends include a significant drop in goals related to personal finance.
"Personal finance is naturally an important category to goal-minded people," said Helmstetter, "and we are seeing a lot of people wanting to pay down their debt. But like everyone else, our audience is much less interested in the stock market than they used to be. It's as though they all decided that the way to make money is to roll up their sleeves and go make it themselves."
See also: Tips for making good New Year's Resolutions
About myGoals.com, Inc.
myGoals.com is the Web's premier site for setting, managing, and reaching personal and professional goals. Individuals can set as many goals as they like, creating custom Goalplans from scratch or selecting from a library of pre-made GoalPlans® that contain expert advice for accomplishing the goal. myGoals.com then sends email reminders to keep the individual on track, until the goal is accomplished. This subscription-based service is free to trial for 10 days.
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