5 Reasons we fail to achieve our goals

It’s the first day of the year. It’s a day I like to spend alone and reflect on myself, my actions towards the goals of last year and to see if I have changed or, at least, created some momentum to change.

After all, we are goal-setting machines, and our growth is served not only by achieving goals but in who we become when we proceed faithfully towards them. Therefore it’s imperative that we reflect on what worked and what didn’t in the past year.

Almost six out of 10 resolutions fail in the first week alone, and approximately 48 per cent of corporate goals are abandoned after only three months. So the point is not if we fail, but when we fail.

Why is it that many of us don’t stay true to our goals and fail to make any lasting change? Why do we not lose the 20 pounds we promised ourselves we would? Why don’t we put that extra money in a savings account as we intended to?

It’s true that self-discipline is key and without it, most goals are unachievabl