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Jan 2014
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004 SP Why Your New Year's Resolutions F...

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There are three kinds of New Year’s resolutions. Will yours make it to February? Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen reveals what type of resolution survives, what fails, and how to recommit to yours.

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