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Podcast: The Virtual Couch
Episode: Your Goals Aren't Yours—That's Why They Don't Stick (ACT for Lasting Change)
Description: What if your New Year's resolutions keep failing because they were never really yours to begin with? Most goals we set aren't chosen—they're inherited from magazines, social media, parents, or that version of ourselves we think we're supposed to become. That's why they don't stick. In this episode, Tony shares his decades-long "pushup obsession" and how Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) finally broke the cycle—not through more discipline, but by discovering what actually mattered to him.What you'll learn:- Why "socially compliant goals" sabotage your motivation befo...