Here are some steps to help and encourage you on how to stick to your desired resolutions for the coming year.

1. Focus on positive self-talk. Congratulate yourself every time you take a step towards your resolution goal. Be your own best cheerleader.

2. Avoid berating yourself if you should fall back or break a resolution. Just brush yourself off and start over again.

3. Stick to your resolution by considering it a promise to yourself, not a test of your willpower.

4. Avoid situations that put you in temptation's path, meaning if you're on a diet, don't go to the ice cream parlor.

5. Keep a sticky note in a prominent place so that you see it every day, reminding yourself of your resolutions. (i.e., on your bathroom mirror, next to your bed, on the visor of your car, on the refrigerator)

6. Be realistic. Make sure your plan is a realistic one that can fit into your lifestyle. Will you really have the energy to go out for that evening exercise class? Make changes as easy and convenient as possible.