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A couple of weeks into the New Year, how many of your resolutions are already falling by the wayside? Maybe you have even purchased a new gym membership but have already found an excuse to skip Zumba?

Here are three steps getting you back on track and making sure that your well-conceived resolutions actually stick.

Be specific. Forget "I want to lose weight." Instead, specify how much and how soon – for example, 10 pounds by April 1 and keep the new weight throughout the year. Same goes for just about any resolution, from "I make $5,000 more in 2012" to "We go to Paris for our anniversary."

Be accountable. Tell a trusted friend or a mentor – someone who will support your decision - about your plan because now your ego will be in the game. Now it's not just you anymore.

Taste success. Often when we make resolutions, we don't believe in our ability to achieve them (after all, how many times have you resolved to lose those ten pounds?) and therefore subconsciously undermine our success. Why should this time be different? Try picturing yourself in a new state, as if whatever it is that you've committed to has already happened. You're wearing those skinny jeans. You got the promotion and are spending the extra cash on boots and loving it. Try to remember what that emotion of having already achieved your goal feels like. Once you've tasted it, it will be easier to commit to success.

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