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www.privateairny.com Private Air | Winter 2019/2020 51 BUSINESS By: Merilee A. Kern, MBA Inspirational industry experts, including executives, best-selling authors and pro athletes, chime in on how to re-energize your resolutions and keep career and life goals on course BIZ TITANS REVEAL HOW TO REEL IN NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS GONE ROGUE A s we approach the second calendar quarter, we're entering that precarious time when many begin to flail and outright fail with their New Year's resolutions—no matter how impassioned or well-intentioned they were at the time of inception. is phenomenon is so pervasive that a litany of studies are "peeling back the onion" to reveal exactly why so many are unsuccessful in fulfilling career, life and self-enhancing promises we've made to ourselves. One recent Psychology Today article reveals that there may be four specific reasons "you may be standing in the way of your personal growth." ese are goals that are unclear, or feeling overwhelmed, discouraged or not ready for the change. And, while having a backup plan is an anxiety- alleviating strategy often proffered by field pundits, an Elsevier-published study titled, How backup plans can harm goal pursuit: e unexpected downside of being prepared for failure, explores the notion that, "the mere act of thinking through a backup plan can reduce performance on your primary goal by decreasing your desire for goal achievement." Speaking of anxiety, failing at New Year's resolutions just may be impacting your emotional health. A report published by ReearchGate.net correlates the "conflict between goals (inter-goal conflict) and conflicting feelings about attaining particular goals (ambivalence)" that are both "believed to be associated with depressive and anxious symptoms." Whatever the reason your own New Year's resolution has veered off-course, it's never too late to rally, turn the tide and start realizing some quick successes. But it does take a bit of concerted effort, ideation and bona fide grit to make those resolutions a reality. In an effort to pull back the proverbial curtain, I tapped a variety of high-achievers and "serial doers"—