the problem is

Whenever something goes wrong, I always want to start over new --from scratch only though. It may sound like a good thing (like I'm super determined to get things right), but it has been a flaw to my own detriment. I can never get anything done because I'll keep rebooting my attempts to achieve whatever it is I make my goal. I certainly have goals, ranging in various levels of difficulty. But what's the point of setting goals if I fall back into my tendency to halt mid-way whenever something doesn't seem to fit the ideal path? So basically, I'll just give up. However it doesn't take much for me to set new goals for myself, but I'll give up partially accomplished (again and again). All my life this has been an ongoing cycle just like the process of life.
Everyone wants a clean slate to accompany a new start. Is it just my "great" (un)fortune to have more cleaned slates than anyone could ask for? I don't know why I feel like I have to start from scratch whenever I decide to make any changes in my life. It must be my subconscious belief that nothing new can flourish with any reminder of the old. But I've realized that you don't have to discard the basis of your foundation to embrace the birth of new goals. It's hard for me to accept this foreign mindset because I've always felt the need to erase any part of my old self that may impinge upon new goals. History has proven to invalidate this unsupported claim though.
With a timid step forward, I plan to make a goal for myself involving all other potential goals. Life is full of unexpected turns and traffic. I just have to remember that I shouldn't simply pull over and ponder about a new destination so readily. I gotta keep going where it is I initially wanted to go... despite some congestion here and there.