So many people are overwhelmed and can’t keep up but as they struggle to cope, they get more anxious and stressed making the desire to change more elusive.

The secret is to focus on one thing and only one thing.  Then pick one time period (a month, a week, a year, for example) in which to bring it about.  Long lists and constant reprioritizing has proven less effective than focusing on one thing.  There is such value in simplifying goals to get better results, a best-selling book has been written about it.  The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results.