Instead of setting ourselves up for disappointment, we can break that big yearly vision into something more flexible and achievable: quarterly writing goals.

According to U.S. News & World Report around 80% of New Year’s resolutions fail by February. So, if you have made it to March, you are doing better than 80% of people already! Behavioral psychology research tells us that motivation drops significantly 6-8 weeks after initial goal setting, and in a study done by University of Scranton Research only about 9% of people report actually successfully achieving their resolutions at all.