I tend to see life as a Come As You Are Party. If I make over-ambitious resolutions, I might just as well pre-order a freeze full of ice cream and assume I'll be at the French Bakery for lemon tarts and something-mocha in the immediate future. [Not all self-knowledge gained with increasing years on the planet is fun to learn about oneself but its all valuable to learn.]

An athlete I read about said that his pastor once told him to just make one better decision every day. Just one. And let the results of those accumulated mini-decisions work their magic. I use that motto regarding exercise. Baby steps work better than big self-promises for me. And they lead to feeling better which becomes self-perpetuating motivation in itself. And then it's a new habit.