I came across the concept of Akrasia, which means "weakness of will." It happens when we procrastinate, when we don't do what we say we will do, when we fail to follow through.

Often we are good about following up with our promises to others. But what about the promises we make to ourselves? Our goals, our commitments and our dreams. We delay them, we push them off, and we don't give them the importance they deserve. Because we like the idea about a future goal, but we dislike the actual discomfort associated with the short-term change.