Don't mislead yourself with your goal-setting

After an especially tough year, it's natural to think restarting in the New Year will solve all our problems. This makes it more likely that we'll try to go all-in, causing us to sabotage our efforts. For example, wanting to eat perfectly healthy in the new year and training every day.

A smarter approach is to plan ahead. For example, if you want to exercise more, commit to only three days.