Every January millions of South Africans set fitness goals, business targets, and personal-growth ambitions. It’s a way of asserting control following a year when they may have felt swept up by stress, falling short of wins, or not being able to control the world around them. Consistently, research has shown that anywhere from 80% to over 90% of people abandon their resolutions within the first couple of months. Neuroscience and mental fitness coach, hypnotherapist, and endurance athlete, Liezel van der Westhuizen, chats to Leigh-Anne Williams about why this happens and what people can do instead to ensure that they achieve their goals by the end of the year.