Goals create a process of illumination as you climb higher. No single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To live is to be slowly born. Antoine De Saint-Exupery 2. Goals have determination and staying power.
Goals can take it on the chin, and keep comin' back for more.
It's simply a matter of modifying your goals in the face of temporary failure. Instead of taking one giant leap, you can break up a goal into 2 or 3 manageable steps. Many strokes overthrow the tallest oaks. Resolutions are more of a verbal or mental affirmation, while goals beg to be put on the page. I resolve to be more attentive to my wife this year.