The #1 Reason You Fail At New Years Resolutions

Today we're talking about new year resolutions and why so many of us fail at keeping them going year after year. I look at the statistics behind new years resolution failure, the most common resolutions set each year, and explore some reasons why they fail and tips to avoid failure. I also share an interesting psychological angle into why we don't succeed with our resolutions. But all of this is overshadowed by the #1 reason why we fail to accomplish our new years resolutions, which I share at the end.  It's 2 days before the new year, and I want to talk about NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS. I've got some statistics and psychology in this episode, and I'll link to all of the resources that I used in the show notes on Fireside Network. What you'll hear in today's episode: The research on New Years Resolutions and why they fail An interesting psychological phenomena that could be hurting your chances of succeeding with your resolutions My #1 reason why resolutions fail, and what to do about it Resources from this episode: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/new-years-resolutions-psychology_us_5862d599e4b0d9a59459654c http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4070678/Why-New-Year-s-resolutions-doomed-fail-Expert-reveals-bad-changing-behaviour.html http://www.popsci.com/how-to-use-brain-science-to-stick-to-your-new-years-resolutions https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/wired-success/201012/why-new-years-resolutions-fail Theme song: https://soundcloud.com/maxzwell Move song: https://soundcloud.com/joeypecoraro/warm * LEAVE ME A REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/having-it-all-conversations-about-living-an-abundant/id1093257684 * CHECK OUT THE ENTIRE HIA PODCAST CATALOGUE: https://podcast.matthewbivens.com/ * LEARN ABOUT MY COACHING PROGRAMS: https://www.matthewbivens.com/coaching/ * SEND ME A QUESTION: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices