Have you made a new year’s resolution? If you’ve tried to keep up with a resolution the whole year through, you already know how difficult it can be to stick to your guns.

We can become easily distracted by day-to-day activities or simply fall victim to old habits and routines.

Making a new year’s resolution is about just that. It’s about breaking old habits and retraining or reprogramming the way you live or approach your life.

1. Post It: We have a way of thinking of a grand idea and then forgetting it. If you make a chart, graph, or simple journal entry detailing what you want to accomplish, you are more likely to keep at it. Hang a post-it note on your mirror or a note on the fridge as a daily reminder!

2. Get a Buddy:
3. Keep a Journal:
4. Be Kind:
5. Set Time Specific Goals:
6. Have Consequences:

   Setting a new year’s resolution is an admirable task! The new year is a great time to mark a new way of thinking, being, or d