A very Happy New Year to you. Now let’s make that wish come to life.

Each year Millions of us make – only to break - New Years Resolutions within weeks. Perhaps it’s happened to you. So what is the secret to actually staying on track and moving ahead? By setting “holistic, specific goals for yourself, your health and your wealth” you can put yourself on track for progress, success and happiness for life.

The main reasons we fail to keep our resolutions or achieve success and happiness is we’re not holistic, specific and positive. We’re prone to negativity and set the goals ‘we think we should’ rather than ‘we truly want’. Resolutions to quit smoking or lose weight are great but you need to set specific goals in the context of your whole life that really motivate you. Only then are you likely to take action and succeed.

Rasheed’s Top Ten Tips for Resolutions that Stick:

1. Forget what others do – do it for you. Forget the pressure from mum, mates and gossip magazines. Set goals for you…take responsibility and follow them through. But before you do give yourself credit for all you’ve achieved / overcome in your life so far. This will put you in the best mindset to progress.

2. Think ahead …set 3 year goals instead: We often over-estimate what we can achieve in a year and underestimate what we can in 3. Set a 3 year plan – as businesses do - it gives you scope / time to set and achieve goals in all areas of your life /career. This is especially true if you’re seeking a major change.

3. Be holistic: any resolution like ‘to stop smoking’ must be set in the big picture of your life. Starting with the big picture of what you want in your whole life, career and relationships - to give you the motivation to identify and take the steps necessary. Identify what’s most important in these 3 areas and set a goal for each of these areas.

4. Start with the end in mind – when you go on holiday or make any trip you start by deciding / visualising your destination and then plan the steps and resources you’ll need. This sets your mind on success. Apply this to your life goals and you’ll fly.

5. Your self, your health and your wealth: When setting your goals in point 3, aim address and to make balance spiritual, financial and physical wellbeing - this will help satisfy mind, body and spirit.

6. Be specific – Identify the what, why, where, when, how much / many of your goals. Like shopping the clearer the list you have the quicker and easier the shopping trip.

7. Be positive – millions of people focus on what they don’t want and get it. Act on what you do instead. Let go of negative relationships and build positive ones. We are all dealt different cards the key is to accept and understand the game, adopt a positive face and play the hand you have to perfection.

8. Small, steady steps: Break each task into small steps, this helps your mind be clear on what you need to do and become confident about

9. See everything as feedback: Flowers grow through by both sun and rain. Champions become so by learning from trails and triumph in equal measure.

10. Get support – Who do you know who can help you? you can’t / needn’t do it alone.

Rasheed Ogunlaru is a leading life coach, motivational speaker and business coach. He is also author of The Gift of Inner Success which is launched on Feb 3 2009 at The British Library.