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Prominent Lower Saxony: This is how they implement their New Year's resolutions!
In Lower Saxony, prominent personalities such as Olaf Lies and Dennis Schröder have announced their latest resolutions for 2026.
Prominent Lower Saxony: This is how they implement their New Year's resolutions!
The turn of the year is approaching and while some traditionally start the new year with good resolutions, other prominent personalities from Lower Saxony have their very own plans for 2026.
Olaf Lies, the Prime Minister of Lower Saxony, has consciously decided to make his New Year's resolutions more pragmatic this year. Instead of being full of fitness goals, he decided to set aside time for family and meeting with schools and volunteer organizations. Lies, who was born on May 8, 1967 and has been in office since May 2025, wants to strengthen his connection to society and meet the challenges of a hectic year. Volksstimme reports on his plans.
A look at other prominent resolutions
Other personalities have also made interesting resolutions. Stephan Weil, the former Prime Minister, plans to spend more time with friends who do not live in Hanover. Dennis Schröder, the basketball star, has two wishes for 2026: the health of his family and making history. The music legend Heinz Rudolf Kunze also values his health and is convinced that everything else will fall into place if you stay healthy. The crime writer Klaus-Peter Wolf has big plans, because the publication of his 20th crime novel and many appearances are scheduled for 2026. In Bremen, Prime Minister Andreas Bovenschulte is looking forward to an eventful year with the start of the election campaign for the elections in spring 2027 and has not made any new resolutions. Regional Bishop Ralf Meister, on the other hand, would like to listen more and give space to positive topics such as hope in conversations.
New Year's Resolutions: A Psychological Look
But it's not just celebrities who have their specific goals, many people in Germany also make New Year's resolutions on New Year's Eve. Popular resolutions include doing more exercise and living healthier. A survey shows that 55% of Germans want to do more exercise and just as many want to save more money. Strangely, over a quarter of these resolutions are abandoned in the first few weeks, often due to a lack of motivation or time. Psychology provides interesting insights into how goals can be implemented more effectively. Psychologist Jan Rummel recommends formulating specific resolutions and choosing realistic goals. Small, feasible steps and positive formulations help to keep motivation high. If you share your plans with friends, you put yourself in a better position to implement them.
New Year's resolutions are not only a game of good intentions, but can also be motivating when they reflect inner needs and are not dictated by external pressure sources such as social media. Flexibility and tolerance are crucial to reducing pressure and promoting personal well-being. Tagesschau describes how important understanding habits is for implementing resolutions.
The turn of the year not only brings new opportunities, but also new challenges. Whether it's celebrities' big plans or people's everyday resolutions - one thing always remains the same: the will to change is an important step into the future. It will be exciting to see how these plans take shape in the coming months!