Most people don’t fail at their goals.
They abandon them.
It’s not about laziness. The real issue is that most goals aren’t designed to work in real life.
Every January, the same thing happens: People start with big intentions and nice vision boards, but by March, there’s no follow-through. (Only 8% of People Stick to New Year’s Resolutions, 2025)
Before you say, “this year is different,” pause and be honest with yourself.
If your goals don’t change your actions, they’re just decoration.
That’s why I created Your Year, By Design™. It’s a straightforward system to help you set goals that lead to real action, momentum, and results.
This isn’t about doing more.
It’s about focusing on what matters and doing it on purpose.
“Results don’t come from intention. They come from execution.“
Andrea-ism
Here’s a hard truth most planners don’t mention:
If a goal doesn’t take effort, discomfort, learning, or follow-through, it’s not really a goal.
It’s a preference.
Real goals demand change.
In the workbook, I explain this clearly:
Comfort is not a strategy.
And being busy isn’t the same as making progress.
This is the core of the whole system, and it’s why it works.
Every goal needs:
No will? You quit.
No way? You stall.
If you don’t set a time, you’ll just keep thinking about it.
Clarity decides the what.
Commitment is what sets the timing.
One of my favorite parts of the workbook is a tough but freeing reality check.
Real goals:
Not goals:
Translation?
Goals help you grow. Non-goals just keep you busy.
And no, being exhausted doesn’t mean you’re effective.
One thing I like about this process is that you don’t need to have everything figured out to start.
You need motion.
The workbook walks you through:
• Identifying where change is actually needed
• Using envy as a clue—sometimes jealousy shows you what you really want
• Letting yourself want what you truly want, without convincing yourself otherwise
Your real goals don’t shout.
They whisper.
And your life already reflects your standards.
Most vision boards fail for one reason: They’re disconnected from action.
In Your Year, By Design™, the vision board isn’t just about appearance. It’s meant to reinforce your goals.
You’ll learn how to:
• Translate goals into visuals that your brain responds to
• Add identity words, emotional cues, and action triggers.
• Build boards for life and business.
• Use your board every day to remind yourself of your goals, not just as something to look at.
Your brain believes what it sees repeatedly. (Grinfeld & Sciences, 2025)
When your goals are visible, they get prioritized.
When they’re prioritized, they get executed. (Goal prioritization and behavior change: Evaluation of an intervention for multiple health behaviors, 2022, pp. 654-664)
Here’s one of my non-negotiables:
If you don’t act within 24 hours, your brain puts the idea in the
“Nice, but not urgent.” (Zhang & Ma, 2024)
That’s why the workbook asks you to choose:
If you don’t schedule it, it’s not real.
Results don’t come from intention.
They come from execution.
It means you stop letting the year happen to you.
Designing your year on purpose is about making intentional decisions—what you focus on, what you say no to, and what actually gets scheduled. If you don’t design your year, you default to reacting to other people’s priorities. And no one ever builds a meaningful life or business that way.
Most goal setting is just wish-listing with better branding.
This approach forces clarity, commitment, and execution. You don’t just write goals—you decide when they start, why they matter, and what action happens first. If a goal can’t survive real life, it doesn’t make it onto the list.
Vision boards work only when they’re connected to action.
A board full of pretty images with no plan is just décor. In this framework, your vision board includes action cues, identity statements, and reminders that prompt daily behavior. It’s not about manifesting—it’s about reinforcing priorities.
One to three. That’s it.
More than that and you dilute your focus. Most people don’t fail because they aim too low—they fail because they aim at everything. This system is built around choosing fewer goals and actually following through.
That’s not a problem—it’s the starting point.
You don’t need perfect clarity to begin. You need motion. The process helps you uncover what matters by reflecting on energy, frustration, envy, and unfinished business. Clarity comes after action, not before it.
It works for both life and business.
Entrepreneurs tend to love it because it cuts through overwhelm, but the framework applies to health, finances, relationships, personal growth—anything that requires change and follow-through. The principles don’t care what the goal is.
About two focused hours.
That includes setting goals, defining priorities, and building a vision board you’ll actually use. You’ll spend less time planning than most people waste procrastinating—and you’ll walk away with momentum instead of more ideas.
Execution becomes the focus.
The process ends with a small, scheduled first step—because momentum beats motivation every time. You don’t leave inspired and overwhelmed; you leave knowing exactly what happens next.
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This blog post is the overview.
The real transformation happens when you do the work.
👉 Download the free “2026 Goals & Vision Board – Your Year, By Design™” workbook
It’s a 2-hour guided experience that helps you:
You can design your year on purpose, or just let it happen by default.
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