Your post is a reminder that two people may face the same thing but the way they approach it can be completely different. Many people set goals at the beginning of each year and some even set goals at the start of each day but it's not everyone that can boast of accomplishing those goals.
Being unable to accomplish goals isn't something to be proud of, but it is also not worth being depressed about. It pretty much seems like your cousin beat herself up a little too much. Hehe. I wish her the best as she works towards hitting her goals for this New Year.
The points you made are impressive. I especially like the idea of being more hard-working. Once we know what is wrong and we work hard enough, it becomes easier to find a solution.
Thanks so much for joining this edition of the challenge.