Inspirational titans, including pro athletes, executives and best-selling authors, chime in on how to re-energize your 2019 resolutions and keep career and life goals on course
 
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As we approach the second calendar quarter, we?re entering that precarious time when many begin to flail and outright fail with their New Year?s resolutions?no matter how impassioned or well-intentioned they were at the time of inception. This phenomenon is so pervasive that a litany of studies are ?peeling back the onion? to reveal exactly why so many are unsuccessful in fulfilling career, life and self-enhancing promises we?ve made to ourselves.
One recent Psychology Today article reveals that there may be four specific reasons ?you may be standing in the way of your personal growth.? These are goals that are unclear, or feeling overwhelmed, discouraged or not ready for the change. And, while having a backup plan is an anxiety-alleviating strategy often proffered by field pundits, an Elsevier-published study titled ?How backup plans can harm goal pursuit: The unexpected downside of being prepared for failure? explores the notion that ?the mere act of thinking through a backup plan can reduce performance on your primary goal by decreasing your desire for goal achievement.? Speaking of anxiety, failing at New Year?s resolutions just may be impacting your emotional health. A report published by ReearchGate.net correlates the ?conflict between goals (inter-...