The Top Ten New Year’s Resolutions* and How We Can Help You Achieve Success.

1. Lose Weight.  We have a large selection of related books and DVDs. 

   Some excellent books: 

   -My Clothes Fit Again

   -Lose Weight Like Crazy 

   -Easy Dinners: Weight Loss Made Simple With 60 Family-Friendly Meals Under 500 Calories

   -Anti-Diet : Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating

   -Total Body Transformation: Lose Weight Fast, and Keep It Off Forever!

   DVD: Walk It Off in 30 Days

   Free Class:  Weight Loss Management  (Universal Class—access available on our website.)

2. Improve Your Finances. We have hundreds of books on every aspect of personal finance.

   Some helpful NEW books:

   -Personal Finance 101

   -100 Side Hustles: Unexpected Ideas for Making Extra Money Without Quitting Your Day Job

   -Credit Repair

   DVDs:  Suze Orman’s Money Class, Personal Finance

   Free Class:  Personal Finance 101: How to Manage Your Money  (Universal Class—access available on our website.)

3. Exercise More.  We have many books and DVDs to assist with this resolution! 

   Some terrific book choices:

   -Fit Over 50

   -Pilates Practice Companion

   -Fit in Ten: Slim & Strong for Life

   DVDs:  Fit in Your Jeans Friday, Get Fit & Fab with Jillian Michaels

   Free Class:  Weight Training 101 (Universal Class—access available on our website.)

4. Get a New Job/Be More Successful at Your Job.  There are some many choices to help you prepare for a job search, conduct the hunt, and be successful in your job.  We have many resume books, too. 

   Some books for you:

   -Designing Your Work Life: How to Thrive and Change and Find Happiness at Work

   -Taking the Work Out of Networking: Your Guide to Making Connections That Count

   -Job Interview Tips for Overcoming Red Flags: Winning Strategies, Examples, and Short Stories for People with Not-so-Hot Backgrounds

   Audiobooks:  Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life, The Job Search Solution: the Ultimate System for Finding a Great Job Now!

   Free Class: Interview Skills (Universal Class—access available on our website.)

5. Eat Healthier.  We have over 3,000 cookbooks in the library, many of which focus on healthy recipes.  Some excellent book choices:

   -Clean & Lean: 30 Days, 30 Foods, a New You!

   -Healthy Instant Pot Cookbook: 100 Great Recipes with Fewer Calories and Less Fat!

   -31-Day Food Revolution: Heal Your Body, Feel Great, and Transform Your World

   DVD:  Fed Up

   Free Class: Nutrition 101  (Universal Class—access available on our website.)

6. Manage Stress Better. We all could adopt this as our resolution!

   Some good books:

   -An Introduction to Coping with Stress

   -52 Uncommon Ways to Unwind Together: a Couple's Guide to Relaxing, Refreshing, and De-stressing

   -Burnout: the Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle

   DVD: Conditioning & Stress Release: Beginners

   Free Class:  Stress Management  (Universal Class—access available on our website.)

7. Stop Smoking.  Not an easy resolution to achieve. 

   Some helpful books:

   -Stop Smoking Now: a Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioural Techniques

   -Quitting Smoking

   -The Smoke-Free Smoke Break: Stop Smoking Now with Mindfulness and Acceptance

   Free Class:  How To Quit Smoking  (Universal Class—access available on our website.)

8. Improve Relationships.

   Some books to consult:

   -Forgiving What You Can't Forget: Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That's Beautiful Again

   -Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close

   -Relationship Goals: How to Win at Dating, Marriage, and Sex

   -30 Lessons for Loving: Advice from the Wisest Americans on Love, Relationships, and Marriage

   Free Class:  Healthy Relationships  (Universal Class—access available on our website.)

9. Get Organized.  We all want to be more organized!  Get some ideas in these books:

   -Simple Organizing Wisdom: 500+ Quick & Easy Clutter Cures

   -Martha Stewart's Organizing: the Manual for Bringing Order to Your Life, Home & Routines

   -Making Space, Clutter Free: the Last Book on Decluttering You'll Ever Need

   Audiobook:  Real Life Organizing: Clean and Clutter-Free in 15 Minutes a Day

   Free Class:  Clutter Control 101 (Universal Class—access available on our website.)

10. Make More Time For Yourself/Have More Fun.  More time and more fun!  Yay!

    Check out these books:

    -The Kids Are in Bed: Finding Time for Yourself in the Chaos of Parenting

    -The Happiness Project: or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun

    -Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving

    Free Class:  Time Management 101  (Universal Class—access available on our website.)

*Harris Poll—10 Most Common New Year’s Resolutions

All items are available in the Randolph Library!