Each January, we set lofty resolutions for ourselves: increasing our output, landing that promotion, and negotiating a raise. Then progress stalls, motivation dips, and those big goals become distant dreams.

Research from Headway—a book summary app designed to help people achieve their self-development goals—shows that 60% of people are embarrassed by how little progress they’ve made this year, with 44% close to writing off their 2025 resolutions.

As a productivity coach, I know how beneficial resolutions can be—but also how quickly they can sap morale and motivation when combined with the wrong mindset.

But it doesn’t have to be all or nothing. There’s no deadline, and you haven’t failed if you don’t complete your resolutions by December 31st. So if you’ve hit a midyear slump, don’t pa

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