Host: Where did the idea of resolutions first begin? Gary Ryan Blair: The traditional New Year's resolutions actually can be traced back to 153 because, when Janus who actually was mythical king was placed at the head of the calendar. A Janus is always depicted with two heads. One looked to the past, the other one looked to the future. What the Romans did, they actually used Janus as a symbol to look at the past for forgiveness for their sins into the future for opportunity and for hope. That really is the origin of it.