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You're Setting Goals Wrong. Here's Why Only 19% Succeed.
To Watch The Show: https://youtube.com/@romanisiah7?si=3VvkCQRK1N_5dCdO
To Connect with Roman Isiah: https://www.instagram.com/ribrown20/?hl=en
#007: The Psychology of New Beginnings - How to Actually Keep Your 2026 Goals
Roman breaks down the data and psychology behind why we crave resets and new beginnings, and more importantly, how to use that momentum to create change that actually lasts. Here's the reality: 77% of people keep their resolutions after one week, 46% after six months, and only 19% after two years. If you want to be in that 19%, you can't just set new habits and keep the same identity. You can't set new goals but keep old systems.
This episode reveals the four things that must change for sustained success: your identity, your systems, your environment, and you have to let go of old baggage.
Roman shares why it takes 66 days for a habit to become automatic, the quote from Jimmy Johnson that changed his perspective on fatigue, and why you fall to the level of your systems, not your willpower.
In This Episode:
Why we crave resets and new beginnings (the dopamine hit of something new)
The humbling statistics: only 19% keep resolutions after two years
Why most people lose momentum after the first few monthsIt takes 66 days for a habit to become automatic (not 21 days)
The four things that must change: identity, systems, environment, baggage
How to change your identity: how do you define and see yourself?
Why you can't willpower your way into sustained change
You fall to the level of your systems, not your willpower
Examples of systems: automatic transfers, time blocks, hiring a trainer, putting on workout clothes immediately
Jimmy Johnson's quote: "Fatigue makes cowards of us all"
How to change your environment to make success easier
Study shows 36% higher success rate when change is associated with moving locations
Leaving behind old baggage: unhealthy relationships, shame, unforgiveness
You don't need a new year to change, but use this energy wisely
Have grace for yourself when you fall - it's how you respond that matters
Chapters
00:00 The Psychology of New Beginnings
03:30 Why We Crave Resets and Fresh Starts
06:20 The Statistics on Resolution Keeping
09:15 Four Things That Must Change for Sustained Success
11:40 Change Your Identity: How Do You Define Yourself?
14:50 Change Your Systems: You Fall to the Level of Your Systems
18:30 Fatigue Makes Cowards of Us All
21:10 Change Your Environment: 36% Higher Success Rate
24:00 Leave Behind Old Baggage
26:15 Have Grace for Yourself This Year
Available On: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify
This podcast is supported and produced by Other Kind Media.
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By Roman IsiahTo Watch The Show: https://youtube.com/@romanisiah7?si=3VvkCQRK1N_5dCdO
To Connect with Roman Isiah: https://www.instagram.com/ribrown20/?hl=en
#007: The Psychology of New Beginnings - How to Actually Keep Your 2026 Goals
Roman breaks down the data and psychology behind why we crave resets and new beginnings, and more importantly, how to use that momentum to create change that actually lasts. Here's the reality: 77% of people keep their resolutions after one week, 46% after six months, and only 19% after two years. If you want to be in that 19%, you can't just set new habits and keep the same identity. You can't set new goals but keep old systems.
This episode reveals the four things that must change for sustained success: your identity, your systems, your environment, and you have to let go of old baggage.
Roman shares why it takes 66 days for a habit to become automatic, the quote from Jimmy Johnson that changed his perspective on fatigue, and why you fall to the level of your systems, not your willpower.
In This Episode:
Why we crave resets and new beginnings (the dopamine hit of something new)
The humbling statistics: only 19% keep resolutions after two years
Why most people lose momentum after the first few monthsIt takes 66 days for a habit to become automatic (not 21 days)
The four things that must change: identity, systems, environment, baggage
How to change your identity: how do you define and see yourself?
Why you can't willpower your way into sustained change
You fall to the level of your systems, not your willpower
Examples of systems: automatic transfers, time blocks, hiring a trainer, putting on workout clothes immediately
Jimmy Johnson's quote: "Fatigue makes cowards of us all"
How to change your environment to make success easier
Study shows 36% higher success rate when change is associated with moving locations
Leaving behind old baggage: unhealthy relationships, shame, unforgiveness
You don't need a new year to change, but use this energy wisely
Have grace for yourself when you fall - it's how you respond that matters
Chapters
00:00 The Psychology of New Beginnings
03:30 Why We Crave Resets and Fresh Starts
06:20 The Statistics on Resolution Keeping
09:15 Four Things That Must Change for Sustained Success
11:40 Change Your Identity: How Do You Define Yourself?
14:50 Change Your Systems: You Fall to the Level of Your Systems
18:30 Fatigue Makes Cowards of Us All
21:10 Change Your Environment: 36% Higher Success Rate
24:00 Leave Behind Old Baggage
26:15 Have Grace for Yourself This Year
Available On: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify
This podcast is supported and produced by Other Kind Media.