A Series on Goal Setting During the month of January, my posts will look at different aspects of goal setting — not resolution setting… New Year’s resolutions can be thought of as a type of goal setting exercise. Yet, people tend to be more successful at formally setting goals than they are at reaching what they set out to do in their resolutions. We all know this having all failed at the resolution game before. Why do people fail at resolutions? A Lack of Formality One big reason could be the process is not formal. We make the statement at a time when everyone is festive, i.e., during the holidays.…