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Evening Standard
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Tina Campbell

New Year, real life: how to set goals when you’re exhausted and time-poor

January pushes us to set ambitious goals, yet most people are already exhausted, overstretched and out of time before the year has even begun.

Bestselling author and host of The Law of Attraction Changed My Life, Francesca Amber, 40, believes that’s exactly why traditional New Year goal-setting fails. She argues that change isn’t born from clear schedules, quiet mornings or perfect routines, but from learning to work with everyday chaos — especially when you’re exhausted and time-poor.

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