Lasting Lifestyle Change
 
Are you ready to make those goals for your New Year?  If you've evaluated what you don't want and listed what you do want, let's make those goals statements!  Before you write down your goals, consider:  your goal has to be personal.  It won't work to write out a vague statement or one that is too broad.  Make your goal statement one that is personal and specific to you and the you you want to become.
A goal has to be an outcome, something that when you've achieved it will leave no doubt in your mind that you have done so. Think about that for a moment:  How will you know that you have acheived your goal?   What will that do for you or how will you be different?  Include that in your goal statement.
And finally, your goal has to be something you can achieve.  Now anything is possible, that's not what I mean.  You can only achieve what you believe is possible.  So do you believe this goal is acheivable?  If not, rewrite it.  Do you believe you deserve it?  If not, set a different goal, one that involves changing your sense of worthiness.  I know you deserve whatever you dream of, but do you?  Sometimes you'll need a smaller goal at first until you train your brain to accept even greater possibilities. Don't give up on your goal, just understand that there may be stair steps to get to it.
So now, write your goals down.  Make them personal and specific, measurable, and achievable.  Once you've got them on paper, write several copies and put them everywhere: your bathroom mirror, your nightstand, the dash of your car, the door of the refirgerator, the screen of your computer, in your daily planner.  Post them anywhere you spend more than a few minutes.  You want your brain to see them them multiple times a day.  Once you start reading them several times a day, your brain  naturally begins to look for ways to achieve them.  And your beliefs begin to align with your desired goal. 
That's it!  You've done it: Awesome goals for your New Year!  Go For It!