Success Magazine: Secrets for Effective Goal Setting | Tony Robbins

People often give up on their resolutions because they set unattainable goals.

Try to set a goal that you can reasonably achieve within one year. If it is challenging to complete it in your set timeframe, you might become overwhelmed and give up. If the goal will take more than one year, try and set a benchmark for what you'd like to accomplish in a year.

Don't focus on what you don't want. If you are unsure how to identify the core of your goal, do something physical to minimize getting depressed over it.

Reframe your mindset so you're not being guided by fear, but facing it head-on.

Once you've achieved your goal, don't stop. Without another goal to pursue, you will feel lost.

When you are nearing your goal, fit in the next ones; otherwise, there will be a drop in energy, and you will feel stagnant.