In my weekly blog, “Amateur Equestrian Confessions,” I share the passion and the pain of one of the most endearing pursuits in the world, horseback riding.
I was feeling a little guilty because I didn’t set any 2026 goals for myself. Then I read about the difficulty of keeping New Year’s resolutions. Stephanie Mindful Writer’s blog quotes a 2024 InsideOut Mastery article with these stats: Only 9% of people successfully keep their New Year’s resolutions. 43% of people expect to give up on their goals by February. In Very Well Mind , Clinical Psychologist, Terri Bli claims: “The pain of not changing has to be greater than the pa