Almost every year we see people around us set new years resolutions – a set of goals for themselves. It seems as the year goes on they get abandoned and forgotten about except for the small percentage that actually work hard for the full year and fulfill those goals.

So, why do we set goals and then give up on them? I guess it can be a number of things, but it comes down to – how bad do we want it? When we want something bad we’ll do everything we can to make sure we get it.

So what we can do to ensure we hit our goal?

Set mini realistic goals goals is a good start. Map our your main goal, then break it up by month, by week and even by day depending on what it is. Map out what you need to do and what target you need to achieve in that time period to hit your main goal. Make sure you stick with the mini-goals, if you don’t hit one of them, make sure you adjust the rest to compensate.

Write your goals down in a place you can see it every day. I use a whiteboard on my wall to keep track of all important information, my goals are on there, along with lots of other good stuff.

Give yourself rewards. Set rewards for each mini-goal you set and even one for your master goal. Often that slight motivation of something immediate will help with the master plan.

Publicly announce your goals. It’s no surprise that not many of us want to put ourselves out there for the world to see, now with announcing your goals to the world, you’re not only being held accountable to yourself but to everyone who has read them. Now long with your own self satisfaction for hitting your goals you will have the constant encouragement and push from others to help keep you motivated.

Hold yourself accountable. If you massively miss your goals, make sure there is some repercussion, make sure you work that much harder to hit the next one.

Best of luck for a prosperous 2010.