New Year's Resolutions

Goal Setting That Succeeds

© Jerry Lopper

Dec 29, 2007

Most New Year's Resolutions will fail. Learn why and how to set goals that succeed.


Millions of people will make New Year resolutions in the next few days and weeks. Fueled by enthusiasm or guilt, we'll change aspects of our lives and move toward achieving our resolutions.

With the coming of a new year, we tend to pause a bit to reflect on our lives. Human nature is such that our reflections are often on the negatives, what's missing, what is dissatisfying, what do we want to change.

Within a few weeks, though, most resolutions will fail. Most of us will fall back into the old behaviors.

Why do most of our well-intentioned resolutions fail?

We've fallen into the trap (again?) of failing to adequately provide another source of the benefit we received from the old behavior.

Are your New Year Resolutions wishes or intentions? Are you committed to the path of change? It's not an easy path, so make sure the changes you contemplate will result in the new you that you truly desire.

These articles will help.


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