EP 169 - Why New Year’s Goals Fail by February - Even for Disciplined People

About this episode

The episode discusses why New Year’s goals often fail by February due to competing priorities and daily distractions.

Most goals don’t fail because of laziness or lack of ambition. They fail quietly — buried under daily noise, competing priorities, and forgotten intentions. By March, even the most meaningful goals have slipped down the list… replaced by urgency, meetings, and excuses. In the last years, whenever I work with companies or people in my executive coaching a pattern showed up frequently. In private life: marathons abandoned, educations postponed, mountains left unclimbed. In business: bold ...

Topics covered

• goals
• productivity
• executive coaching
• personal development

Keywords

• New Year’s goals
• failure
• discipline
• motivation

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