New year, new insights! We turned the page to 2025 and asked our NCP panel members to spill the confetti on their favorite traditions, goals, and dreams for the year ahead in our recent “New Years Survey”. Here’s a celebration-worthy peek into what’s making this New Year sparkle!

The New Year’s Eve traditions panel members enjoyed the most:

– Spending time with loved ones: 34%
– Watching the countdown/ball drop: 18%
– Going to sleep early: 13%
– Watching a fireworks celebration: 7%
– Attending a party: 5%
– Other: 9%

The remaining 14% indicated they don’t celebrate New Year’s Eve.

Overall satisfaction with 2024:

– Excellent: 6%
– Good: 35%
– Average: 33%
– Below average: 18%
– Poor: 8%

Words that best describe your focus in the new year:

– Health: 40%
– Balance: 19%
– Growth: 16%
– Simplicity: 12%
– Adventure: 6%
– None of the above: 7%

Your top priority for the new year is:

– Improving your health and fitness: 40%
– Growing your financial security: 18%
– Don’t know/not sure: 12%
– Travel/new adventures: 9%
– Strengthening relationships: 8%
– Other: 13%

You’d like to make a habit of:

– Exercising regularly: 34%
– Saving or budgeting better: 23%
– Practicing mindfulness and/or self-care: 20%
– Reading/learning consistently: 9%
– Reducing screen time: 4%
– Other: 10%

You would like to stop:

– Procrastinating: 25%
– Neglecting self-care: 25%
– Overspending: 17%
– Staying in your comfort zone: 11%
– Overcommitting or saying “yes” too much: 11%
– Other: 12%

If you could choose one of the following adventures for the new year, it would be:

– Travel to a new state, city, or country: 39%
– Take on a fitness or wellness challenge: 12%
– Move to a new house/apartment: 10%
– Learn a new skill: 10%
– Make a new career move or life change: 9%
– Start a new hobby: 7%
– Other: 13%

That’s it for this edition of In The Know! What do you think of the new year’s insights from our panel members? I’d love to hear about your plans for 2025 in the comments!

Regards,
Taylor

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