Chances are good that you've already decided to ditch your New Year's resolution.

We're a few days into the new year now. How's that resolution going? Not so great, huh? Look, some resolutions are just bad. Yours is probably one of them.

Getting ready to hit the gym in January? Here's your starter pack of all the information you need to walk into the gym with confidence and build a habit that will last all year long.

If you have big plans for the year, you want to turn them into actionable tasks to ensure they actually get done. One way to do this? Focus on one resolution a month.

Goals have been a central part of my personal, professional, and financial successes for as long as I can remember. I remember setting personal goals even as a child, such as personal summer reading challenges and savings goals, and that initiative has continued into adulthood.

Now that the chaos of the holiday season is over, a lot of us are vowing to make changes for our health -- but we know that ambitious resolutions don't always work out so well. So instead of saying you'll "lose weight" or "eat better", try one or two of these simple, concrete changes.

Creating new, better habits is a challenge on its own, no matter how motivated you are. Check out these four common stages of habit building to identify where you are in the change process -- and push yourself through to the next step.

New Year's resolutions have a high potential to fail, and that can make the end of every year a huge bummer instead of a celebration. Don't stress over resolutions this year, and try these forward-thinking alternatives instead.

Is today the day you're going to start working out more often? Or are you just getting back to what you used to do before all the holiday parties messed with your schedule? Either way, it's time to get started. We've picked out six workouts that are perfect for your first (or second) day back.

Getting healthy and fit is the most common new year's resolution for most people. If you want to achieve that goal -- or any goal in the new year, psychologists recommend these three strategies.

Looking back on the past year can help you figure out where you want to spend your time and energy next year, whether that's continuing your successes or remembering lessons you learned from failure. Ask yourself these three questions for a look back.

The start of a new year is when many people make a resolution to eat healthier, exercise more and lose weight. But a recent study suggests that most of that weight people plan on losing is actually gained during the holidays. Now's the time to make a preemptive strike.

Money challenges seem to be popular at the beginning of the year, probably because we're all still nursing our holiday spending hangovers. These challenges might be gimmicky, but they're still a great first step for getting started with personal finance.

I don't really do resolutions like "running" or "clean eating," but I do enjoy the "take charge of your life!" energy that each January brings. Instead of harnessing that energy to start a diet, consider making a few resolutions that aim to improve your kitchen and kitchen-related skills.

The next time you make goal, focus it into a rule to make it easier to accomplish. Creating a specific rule that's easy to follow gives you an actionable step that helps you build -- and keep -- momentum.

2016 is here, and most of us are scrambling to make up a few New Year's resolutions that, frankly, we'll probably forget about in February. Here's how to create a resolution that actually sticks so you can better yourself this year.

How many of the New Year's resolutions that you made for 2015 did you actually stick with? I know my answer: not many, if any. That's the case for most people and yet it is still worth making some promises to yourself to lead a better life in 2016. So what's your New Year's resolution?

The New Year is as good a time as any to make goals and resolutions. You'll find no shortage of tips on how to accomplish those goals, but one fun option is to give your resolution a theme.

What's not to love about your comfort zone? Even the phrase itself sounds nice. I imagine a cosy nook where I can be alone and content, far away from the whole crazy, uncomfortable world. Unfortunately, you also miss out on a lot of cool experiences in that nook, which is why this year, I vowed to force myself out of it.