3. I kept falling asleep.
I started meditating when I was a sleep-deprived, stressed-out sophomore in college. I meditated twice a day, in the morning and afternoon for 20 minutes each. But most afternoons when I tried to meditate, I would fall asleep!
What worked for me: I slept longer and had some coffee or tea before meditating. — Daniel Goleman, psychologist and author of A Force for Good: The Dalai Lama's Vision for Our World