Is it because of procrastination or perfectionism? The failing rate of New Year’s resolutions is 91%! A big part of that is how we set our goals.
What these studies often cite as a predominant reason for failure is the setting of unrealistic goals. But I think this speaks to something else, namely that we’re not properly connecting to or aligning with our goals — this is where perfectionism and procrastination come in.Perfectionism is just fear manifesting itself as a mental block.
Not fear of failure and/or social ostracisation, so much as fear of change. Our subconscious is set up to favor the status quo.
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