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It’s nearly 2017! That means fireworks, parties, dropping the ball– or sitting in your room alone and going to sleep at 10pm– whatever floats your boat. Either way, it’s time for new beginnings and becoming the person you want to be. Here’s a couple of tips to help you stick to your resolutions and achieve your goals!!

1. Make sure your goals are manageable. This goes for anything you want to achieve, and not just New Year’s resolutions. Try using the SMART goals method to define what you want to achieve, which means making your goals specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time bound. Instead of saying “I’m going to eat healthy in 2017″, make that “I’m going to eat at least five servings of vegetables each day until March.”

2. Focus on just one thing. Instead of a ginormous list of all sorts of things you want to accomplish, try picking just one. Not only is it easier to manage, but it´s also easier to build upon by adding more goals later in the year once you already have evidence of what you can accomplish.

3. Do a bit of planning! If you´re trying to eat healthy, it becomes a lot easier if you´ve already bought vegetables or subscribed to a monthly box which delivers healthier snacks or ingredients. It´s also worthwhile doing a bit of reading around the subject– going back to the healthy eating example, it´s a great idea to collect some recipes and get some cookbooks from the library.

4. Track your goals to keep yourself accountable! Bullet journals are ideal for this, and you can use trackers (similar to those for water or sleep) to make sure you keep on top of things. Looking back at your past accomplishments can also be extremely inspiring for the future. 

5. If you fail, don’t stop. Skipping a day doesn’t mean you need to give up. Keep focusing and look back at past successes as well as to what you can achieve in the future to motivate yourself! Not quitting even when you don’t succeed will only make your accomplishment that much sweeter. 

6. Reward yourself for your hard work! Using a tracker and setting rewards like a new book, night out with friends, or a new video game can be great motivators for the future. Plus, after everything you’ve done to succeed, you totally deserve it.