I believe that rather than New Year's Resolutions (which many people say don't work), people should set goals for themselves. How do they differ? Well New Year's Resolutions are all in your head, you say "I'm going to stop smoking this year", and then you kind of forget about it. Goals are conscious decisions that you're going to do or stop doing something, you write them down and you track them daily to keep reminding yourself what and why you're trying to achieve. If you fail a day that does not mean you can stop and try again next year, you can try again tomorrow! It's very important to have a well defined 'why' that will motivate you to keep trying, if you have no idea why you want to stop smoking for example, it's likely you will not stop.