Statistics tell us that most people who make New Year’s resolutions on January 1 give up on them within the first two weeks. If you’ve lost hope in the possibility of achieving your goals or if you’re beating yourself up for not following through on the aims you defined for the year, consider the following: The problem isn’t your willpower—it’s your strategy.
Oftentimes, people decide on a goal, declare their wish, and maybe even lay out some steps they plan to take to work toward their objective. Some days in, however, they lose steam or encounter obstacles, and before they know it, the dream has died.
