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Most people give up on their New Year goals.

Mindfulness helps build resilience and overcome mental obstacles.

Present-moment awareness through mindfulness reduces communication problems.

If you have been derailed from reaching a goal, you're not alone. Research has shown, for example, that most people fail to reach their New Year goals. People give up on their goals for many reasons, such as lack of willpower or having vague goals.

One key reason I don't see in the conversation: A lack of mindfulness can cause dis-traction, loss of focus, and a focus on the negative.

The good news? It's well known in psychology that mindfulness is a factor of resilience that supports goal achievement.

The fields of psychology and business administration have identified five ways that mindfulness can play a positive role in any work-related environment—and assist in getting past emotional and other roadblocks:

1. Mindfulness helps you see the bigger........

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