I have had an on-again, off-again relationship with goals. At times, I found them to be unhelpful distractions, and other times, I pursued them as if everything depended on them.
My experience may qualify me to offer my thoughts on how you can achieve your goals this year. Unlike the slacker who doesn’t set goals or gives up at the slightest inconvenience, or the high-achiever whose last failure was finishing second in a statewide competition in high school—I’m the guy in the arena. Not only have I been trying, but I’ve also thought endlessly about what works, and asked my friends about their own successes and failures in this area.
