Before you make your New Year's Resolutions, read this article from Psychology Today about "approach" v. "avoidance" goals:

Want Your New Year’s Resolutions to Stick? Flip the Script Rephrasing New Year’s resolutions as “approach goals” may boost success rates.

An article in the New York Times entitled, "This Year, Try Downsizing Your Resolutions," suggests five ways to make goals that are both "satisfying and doable."

1.  Think about motivations.

2.  Pick bite-sized goals that are actually achievable.

3.  Make a plan, not a resolution.

4.  Shorten your list and write it down.

5.  Cut yourself some slack.