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Study Shows Women to Focus on Health, Men on Careers in 2013

Dec 20 2012 12:00AM

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ThumbnailInfographic: Study shows women to focus on health, men on careers in 2013. What men and women say they want, frequently differs from their actions.ThumbnailMindbloom Life Improvement Pulse Report captures both sexes' top goals and corresponding actions for 2013. Men are projecting that their careers followed by relationships and health will be the most important life areas in 2013, while women are projecting it will be their health, followed by careers and relationships.Tracker

SEATTLE, WA -- (Marketwire) -- 12/20/12 -- Mindbloom (www.Mindbloom.com) today issued its annual Life Improvement Pulse Report and discovered that men are projecting that their careers followed by relationships and health will be the most important life areas in 2013, while women are projecting it will be their health, followed by careers and relationships. With nearly 500 survey responses, the report discovered that men and women vary slightly in ranking their priority of important life areas and also demonstrated similarities and differences in the actions both sexes expect to take to maintain their focus on what they consider important in 2013. The Life Improvement Pulse Report also highlights the top actions people took to grow the life they wanted in 2012, which discovered that what people say they want and what they do to get it are often at odds.

Below are the 2013 forecasts of Mindbloom's Life Improvement Pulse Report (See Infographic):

Men


Life Area        Ranking Primary Focus             Top Actions1. Career        31%     1. Advancing my career    1. Set deadlines for                         2. Achieving my career    tasks                         goals                     2. Write a "to-do" list                         3. Developing new skills  3. Limit complaining and                         and experiences           negativity2. Relationships 20%     1. Family                 1. Say "I love you"                         2. Partner                2. Schedule a date night                         3. Children               3. Give someone a smile3. Health        17%     1. Being more fit         1. Exercising regularly                         2. Eating better          2. Getting enough sleep                         3. Healing my body        3. Eating healthy and                                                   colorful meals4. Finance       10%     1. Reaching my financial  1. Avoid impulse                         goals                     purchases                         2. Managing my finances   2. Record all expenses                         3. Contributing to my     3. Save a dollar a day                         retirement5. Spirituality  9%      1. Spiritual growth       1. Pray                         2. Being kind             2. Meditate                         3. Praying more regularly 3. Perform a random act                                                   of kindness6. Lifestyle     7%      1. Appreciating simple    1. Limit TV time                         pleasures                 2. Plan a vacation                         2. Taking small steps to  3. Read for pleasure                         change my life                         3. Reading for pleasure7. Creativity    6%      1. Practicing my creative 1. Do or learn something                         talents                   new                         2. Sharing my creative    2. Let go of perfection                         talents with others       3. Listen to music                         3. Deepening or expanding                         my creativity

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