Many of us make New Year resolutions every year, and a majority of us fail to continue on them even for a week. So here's a fresh take on the problem.

Start early. Start your resolutions today, so you'll have 5 days to figure out whether you can actually get them to work, by Jan 1 2012. And you'll know what you need to  tweak, so that they actually work. 

Make sure you work on it for 66 days, Researchers tell us that would be the magical number to make a habit stick for one, five or 10 years. Make March 2 the minimum date until which you have to keep your resolution. 

Write everyday about your experience of keeping the resolution. 25 words, fifty words, one page..... make sure you write something, everyday.

Visualize the process of accomplishing your resolutions. Not the outcome but the process. It would get you to commit to your resolutions more effectively.

So start. Now.