Every January, the same thing happens. Motivation is high. Goals are big. Promises feel powerful. And then… life starts lifing.

By mid-February, most New Year’s resolutions have quietly faded. Not because people are lazy or unmotivated, but because the goals themselves were built on the wrong foundation.

For ten years, I wrote the same New Year’s resolutions on paper, full of determination and hope that this year would finally be different.

But every year, those goals stayed on paper. Nothing changed.

Now, looking back, I now understand why my resolutions failed year after year. Here’s why…