Most people don't meet their goals for the same 4 reasons by Yoram Solomon on Jan 3, 2018, 10:52 AM Advertisement
 - New Year's resolutions and other goals often fail for the same four reasons.
- People set unrealistic goals, don't create a plan to achieve them, or lack motivation.
- Just focusing on the goals isn't enough to accomplish them, either.
- Instead, create the right motivation, set realistic goals, and focus on a specific actions necessary to achieve the goal.
As 2017 ends, you start setting your goals for 2018. Your goals are typically set as outcomes, such as "lose 50 pounds," "make $100,000 in paid speeches," "save $25,000," and the like. And it makes sense because, after all, you care more about losing 50 pounds than about working out every day. You care more about making $100,000 in paid speeches than about the required marketing activities. You care more about saving $25,000 than about spending less. You care about the goals and the benefits from them, more than about the actions you must perform to reach them. There are four reasons why focusing on the goals may prevent you from achieving them. SEE ALSO: 7 money goals every 30-something should set DON'T MISS: Why exercise isn't the key to weight loss — and what you should do instead 1. Your goals might be unrealistic  Can you really make the commitment required to lose 50 pounds? Is it even possible to generate $100,000 in paid speeches given that you have done zero marketing and generated less than $1,000 last year? Are there enough discretionary expenses you can cut that would allow you to save $25,000 next year? The goals could be stretch goals and not necessarily very easy to achieve, but not impossible ones. If the goals are impossible to achieve, chances are that you will not achieve them. Half way through the year — or even earlier — you would realize that and, most likely, abandon them altogether.
2. You have no plan how to achieve those goals If there is no specific, realistic, and executable plan to achieve the goals, chances are that you would not achieve them. What do you need to do to lose 50 pounds? What marketing activities must you perform to generate $100,000 in paid speeches? What expenses must you cut to be able to save $25,000 next year?
3. Focus on the goals will not get them done  If you keep focusing on the goals instead of on the plans to achieve them, you will not be pursuing the right actions. You will instead just see those goals getting harder and harder to reach. You will try different things for a while, abandon them, try new things, and not meet your goals.
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