Every year the majority of us start making lists in our heads about what will be different the next year. This becomes more noticeable around the turn of the New Year. "I'll make more money, I'll be thinner, I'll be happier," we think to ourselves with a sense of pride and satisfaction. Then the year starts and life takes over. Some of our goals are met, some left in the dust. Here are some ideas to help you make the best of your New Year's Resolutions and Manifestations.

Decide what type of person are you: Highly motivated, normally motivated, or utterly lazy.
This is key to knowing how your New Year resolutions will go. If you are not a motivated person, try working on only one resolution at a time. Multiple things will bog you down and you might end up not doing anything at all. Also, pick something that seems feasible and easier to accomplish, don't pick something you've been aspiring to your whole life but have not once done anything about. For instance, if you've always wanted to write a book but have not picked up a pen, make your resolution to write out an outline instead of the whole book. Working in stages can be beneficial to the less motivated person.

If you are normally motivated, which is what most people are, then pick 2 or 3 resolutions that you know you can accomplish. Allow yourself time to work on them and continually watch your progress or lack of progress and regroup from there. Normally motivated people tend to achieve about half of their set out New Year's resolutions if they are truly serious about them. So remember that when you start and do not be bothered if one falls to the wayside completely.

I hardly need to mention those who are highly motivated because they have probably already accomplished one of their resolutions in the time it took to read this article. The best piece of advice is to be careful not to overload yourself with too many resolutions and allow ample time to complete them.

Choose your resolutions!
There are a million different things you can choose to do, so do not feel the need to settle for the normal "lose weight" or "spend less money" resolutions. Pick things that interest you as well to balance out those resolutions that you do not look forward to. For instance, if you are dreading having to try and lose some weight, then balance it out with learning to dance.

The things I have been most motivated to do are those things that people in my life did not think I could do. So really I did them just to say prove them wrong. Find a good motivating source that works for you. Some people need lots of support, others need lots of people saying "nope, can't be done!" Ask friends and family to help support you in the way you need.

Pick at least one FUN resolution!

Manifest your resolutions!
For those of you who are serious about manifesting, you already know what to do and have your own technique. For those who are not consciously manifesting on a regular basis, then just attack your resolutions head on! The main ingredient to fulfilling your resolution is ACTION, or in some cases, lack of action (as in: not spending money). Thinking about your resolution is great, but getting out there and making it happen is the key.

New Year's Resolutions can be a lot of hard work, but there was obviously something you wanted out of it in the first place or you would not have decided to do it. Keep your resolutions in the front of your mind to help keep motivated. Make progress in steps if your resolutions are complicated or will take a long time. Remember, a New Year's Resolution is supposed to ADD to who you are, look at it from the positive perspective. Good Luck!