A lot of people swear by New Year’s resolutions — in fact, 40 percent of Americans set new goals on January 1. The unfortunate part is that only 8 percent are successful in achieving their goals; four-fifths of New Year’s resolutions are done by Valentine’s Day, meaning less than 20 percent even make it to the end of the first quarter.
Many entrepreneurs I know prefer to set goals for themselves at the beginning of their fiscal year, whenever that might be. I’ve heard multiple say they regretted this later — adding hardcore goals to the stress of a new fiscal year and new benefits plans, provider transitions, etc., led them to ultimately abandon their goals to ensure their new relationships went well.
