I've found that this works very well for me. If I have goals but don't tell anyone, they tend to fall by the wayside. If I tell people, I feel like I'll look

I've found that this works very well for me. If I have goals but don't tell anyone, they tend to fall by the wayside. If I tell people, I feel like I'll look like a flake in their eyes if I fail, even if the goal had nothing to do with them. Shallow, yes. But so far it's worked for me.