Why systems, not dreams, determine your trajectory
By late February, roughly 80% of New Year’s resolutions are already abandoned.
It’s not because people stopped caring.
It’s because goals are outcomes. And outcomes respond to systems.
Goals are lagging indicators.
They tell you what happened.
Habits are leading indicators.
They tell you what will happen.
If you want to predict someone’s future, don’t ask about their goals.
Look at their calendar.
Do they train consistently?
Review finances monthly?
Have structured planning time?
Protect sleep?
Block distraction?
Identity is built in repetition.
Leadership works the same way.
Teams don’t drift off vision because they lack clarity.
They drift because vision wasn’t reinforced weekly.
Businesses don’t decline because of one big failure.
They decline because of small tolerated inconsistencies.
Personal growth is no different.
You do not rise to your goals.
You fall to your systems.
Reflect: What daily behavior is shaping your December 2026 outcome right now?