Resolutions 101: How not to fail

Don’t make a resolution. Make a plan. Then stick to it. Carole Holditch, a Dubai-based motivational speaker, said that your resolution is most likely to fail if there is no clear plan accompanying it.

She suggested charting a route map to your goal by answering four questions:

• What do you want to do?
  Pick one habit that you want to change. Your resolution should be a practical and small change that you can introduce in your life.
   
• Why do you want to do it?
  Do some deep soul-searching and find out how this change would make your life better.
   
• Who is going help you achieve these goals?
  Do you need your friends, your family or professional help?
   
• What are you willing to give up?
  Factor in the costs of fulfilling the resolution — if you want to lose weight, are you willing to eat less and exercise more often? Or would you eat out only once a week to save money?