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3 reasons why most people fail to achieve their New Year’s resolutions

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Wilko van de Kamp
Jan 01, 2023
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People write down their New Year’s resolutions with the best of intentions. But somewhere along the way – usually by the end of January – most of them are forgotten about, until December comes around yet again. Needless to say, repeating that cycle over and over again won’t get you any closer to your goals.

So what are those pitfalls that  cause us to abandon our New Year’s resolutions, and sometimes even life goals? Here are three that prevent most “artrepreneurs” from achieving their goals and ultimately, their true potential:

1) You fell for the infamous “You are LIMITLESS” mantra.

Bestselling spiritual/self-help author Wayne Dyer said “We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” Even though the soul may be limitless, free, and as vast as the universe – we are still confined to a worldly experience, which limited by natural laws such as gravity and several others. Practically speaking, there can only be one American Idol (or Canadian Idol or whatever Idol for the part of the w…

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