Every year, you make a promise to yourself.
This is the year I finally…
- Get in shape
- Build the business
- Speak up more
- Stop people-pleasing
You buy the journal.
You set the alarm earlier.
You plan it all out.
And three weeks later, you’re back where you started — only more tired.
So let’s take a look why New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Work:
The Real Reason Resolutions Fail
It’s not that you’re unmotivated.
It’s not that you “lack discipline.”
It’s that most people — especially high achievers — set resolutions from a place of pain.
You don’t change because you’re aligned.
You change because you’re fed up.
You set goals not to grow, but to escape.
And when the fuel is pressure, not truth, the fire doesn’t last.
The Sustainable Pain Zone Strikes Again
You’re living a life that’s fine — but secretly draining.
You look capable.
But deep down, you’re holding yourself together with rituals and caffeine and “someday.”
This is the Sustainable Pain Zone:
- You don’t feel bad enough to crash
- But you don’t feel good enough to thrive
So you set goals.
Big ones.
Because maybe, finally, if you achieve this… you’ll feel different.
Why New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Work: Let’s take a look at Mia
Mia is a top consultant.
On January 1st, she sets 10 goals.
She wakes up at 6am. She journals. She works out.
For 9 days straight, she crushes it.
On day 10, she misses her alarm.
And suddenly, the whole thing collapses.
Because her goals weren’t healing her.
They were punishing her.
She wanted to feel more free.
But she was chasing it from inside a cage.
📖 Want This Year to Be Different?
Don’t just ask:
What do I want to do this year?
Ask:
What pain am I trying to solve with this goal?
What part of me am I trying to outrun?
Until you break free from the Sustainable Pain Zone,
your goals will keep repeating — because you haven’t changed.
Escaping the Sustainable Pain Zone isn’t about motivation.
It’s about finally seeing the trap you’re in — and choosing truth over performance.
🔗 Read the book here
Before you set another goal, ask:
Am I free enough to choose something real?
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU!!
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