How to Achieve Your , New Year's Resolutions.<br />The hardest part about setting goals <br />at the beginning of each year ...<br />... is making sure you <br />stick to doing them!.<br />Columbia University professor <br />Donald Edmondson says it's important <br />to have a plan and set measurable goals.<br />He adds that you should <br />map out each step.<br />In order to be successful at changing behaviors, the first step is almost always setting an intention, and that’s what New Year’s resolutions are about, Donald Edmondson, via CNBC Make It.<br />Change doesn’t come about because people want change so badly. It comes about because they plan it, Donald Edmondson, via CNBC Make It.<br />In the end, believing in yourself will <br />be the most important part<br />of achieving your goals.<br />According to Edmondson, <br />self-efficacy will give you <br />an extra boost when <br />facing obstacles.<br />It's also good to predict those challenges and map out how you will face them
