Redeeming Productivity How to Actually Achieve Your Goals in 2026
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Dec 30, 2025 Discover why most New Year's resolutions fade away before February. Explore the emotional highs and lows of change, and learn about common pitfalls that lead to quitting. Uncover how setting goals can expose inner struggles as a spiritual battle. Gain insight into three biblical principles for goal-setting that honor God. Embrace a God-centered vision of change and prepare for the challenges ahead with a practical three-step formula. Get equipped with tools to pave your path to success!
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Emotional Cycle Of Change
- Change is an emotional roller coaster that follows predictable stages from optimism to despair and back to success.
- Recognizing this cycle helps you anticipate setbacks instead of being surprised by them.
New Year's Blank Slate Feeling
- Reagan describes starting with 'uninformed optimism' at New Year when you imagine transforming everything easily.
- That early excitement hides the real difficulty you will encounter once you begin.
Most Goals Fail In The Valley
- Most people quit in the valley of despair after initial optimism and early setbacks, then repeat the cycle with new goals.
- Pushing through that valley leads to informed optimism and eventual success.
