By Tim Ferriss, Author, Early Stage Investor

This article was originally posted on Inc.com, a partner of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization, the world’s most influential community of entrepreneurs.

Identify the underlying issues that are blocking you from reaching your goals this year.

Each year we vow to be more productive. We tell ourselves we will manage our time better, reach our goals, and achieve more. Then, suddenly, another year goes by. To make this year different, we decided to interview Tim Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Workweek, about some of the underlying issues that are blocking us from reaching productivity nirvana.