We're at the halfway mark of the year. Six more months until the New Year and we also know how New Years resolutions go. Despite all the failed resolutions that died from procrastination or disinterest, I asked a handful of friends what their goals before the New Year are.

Let's get going.

The first person I texted was my best friend. Katie and I are going on seven years of friendship. She said she wants to "lose 20 pounds, make money, and maintain a 3.5 GPA."

Her boyfriend, Matthew, has similar goals in that he wants to "better his GPA and get a job."

The next person I asked was a good friend, Will. His goals are to "make money, do well in school, maintain his relationship with his girlfriend, Taylor, and not get in any trouble."

I then turned to a friend from college, Joe. He provided some very interesting goals that made me think of my own goals for the future as he's going to be a senior.

Joe said he wished to "prepare for the MCAT he'll be taking next year and start applying for his next school." He's a senior trying to move on to med school; the best of luck to him is given.

My roommate from college last semester, Jess, gave me some of her insight as well. She plans to "figure out what career path best fits, read more books, and get a better job."

And last, but not least, are a couple of my soon-to-be roommates for next semester. Alexis said she "wants to get her license, get an internship, and reduce her clutter."

On the other hand, Chloe wants to "understand chem and manage her time better."

I guess I said 'last, but not least' too early because I still have to give my own goals.

By the New Year, I want to have a 3.5 GPA, study more often, read more, write more, get a job, make money, and also manage my time better. As you can see this is very similar to many of everyone else's goals, but I feel like we all really do tend to have similar goals despite the variety.

Every dream require hard work and so all of our goals are same in the sense that we will all have to put some sort of effort into what we want to get done. I hope anyone who reads this can empathize with that line of thinking.

I want you to also ask yourself what your goals are to get done by the New Year since it's a question no one really asks. Don't let a silly resolution and tradition of failure stop you from achieving the things you want for the year.

And if you find yourself struggling to complete your goals, maybe start with one or two very simple ones. Build your way up to the big stuff, you have time.