New Year’s Resolution is a commitment that an
individual makes to a project or the reforming of
a habit, often a lifestyle change that is generally
interpreted as advantageous. The most popular
goals are listed below:
- Lose Weight
- Pay Off Debt(s)
- Save Money
- Get a Better Job
- Get Fit
- Eat Right
- Get a Better Education
- Drink Less Alcohol
- Quit Smoking
- Reduce Stress Overall
- Reduce Stress at Work
- Take a Trip
- Volunteer to Help Other
- Love their sprouse
The SCC Libraries have the right books to kick 2009 off right.
Lose Weight and Get Fit
Fitness and Exercise Sourcebook by Amy Sutton
GV436. F53 2007
Nutrition and Fitness: Lifestyle Choices for Wellness
by Dorothy West RA784. W48 2000
Fitness Walking for Dummies by Liz Neporent
RA781.65 .N46 2000
Pay Off Debt(s) and Save Money
Personal Finance by Jeff Madura
HG179. M252 2001
Pay Yourself First: the African American Guide
to Financial Success and Security by Jesse Brown
HG179. B76 2001
Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids
About Money — That the Poor and Middle Class
Do Not! by Robert Klyosaki
HF5386. K62 2000
Get a Better Job and Get a Better
Education
The Right Job, Right Now: the Complete Toolki
for Finding Your Perfect Career by Susan Strayer
HF5381. S883 2007
Career Wisdom for College Students: Insights You
Won’t Get in Class, on the Internet, or From Your
Parents by Peter Vogt
HF5381. V58 2007
300 Best Jobs Without a Four-Year Degree
by Michael Farr HF5381. F4562 2006
Eat Right
Get a Healthy Weight for Your Child: a Parent’s
Guide to Better Eating and Exercise by Brian McCrindle
RJ399. C6 M425 2005
Techniques of Healthy Cooking by Culinary
Institute of America TX820. T384 2008
Drink Less Alcohol
Drinking Behavior: Oral Stimulation, Reinforecemnt,
and Preference by J Weijnen QP150. D74
Controlling Your Drinking: Tools to Make Moderation
Work for You by William Miller
HV5278. M55 2005
Quit Smoking
The Tobacco Dependence Treatment Handbook:
a Guide to Best Practces by David Abrams
RC567. T634 2003
How to Help Your Patients Stop Smoking: a
National Cancer Institute Manual for Physicians
by Thomas Glynn RC567. G58 1998
Reduce Stress Overall
Finding Your Smile Again: a Child Care Professional ‘s
Guide to Reducing Stress and Avoiding Burnout
by Jeff Johnson HQ778.63 J64 2007
Anxious 9 to 5: How to Beat Worry, Stop Second-
Guessing Yourself, and Work with Confidence
by Larina Kase HF5548.85 .K37 2006
Managing Workplace Stress: a Best Practice Blueprint
by Steve Williams HF5548.85 .W555 2002
Take a Trip
The Appalachian Trail Reader
by David Emblidge F106. A63 1996
Hiking Trails of the Smokies
by Bill Beard GV199.42.G73 H55 1994
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for
Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia
by Elizabeth Gillbert G154.5 .G55 A3 2007
Volunteer to Help Others
Volunteerism by Gary Wiener
HN49 .V65 2008
Last Moon Dancing: a Memoir of Love and Real
Life in Africa
by Monique Maria Schmidt DT541.83 .S36 A3 2005
Reaching Out: America’s Volunteer Heritage
by Michael VanBuren HN49. V64 V3 1990 C.1
Love their Sprouse
Couples who Cope: Sustaining Love Through
Difficult Times by Jane Ives
HQ 801. I94 1999
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
by John Gottman HQ734. G7136 1999
I’m Every Woman: Remixed Stories of Marriage,
Motherhood, and Work by Lonnae Parker
E188.86 P37 2005
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