by Janet Farricelli CPDT-KA

Created on: November 27, 2009   Last Updated: December 01, 2009

A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other. ~Author Unknown

May all your troubles last as long as your New Year's resolutions. ~Joey Adams

If you have a hard time keeping your New year's resolution, get comfortable, as you are in great company. It is statistically proved that resolutions are short lived, according to a study conducted in 2007, indeed 52% of participants were eager to commit, but then a year later, only a mere 12% achieved their goal.

If you start off with a good dose of determination but feel your will weakening as the days go by, rest assured that indeed your resolution will sink as an old battleship. Your inner strength may not be able to counterbalance the temptation to call it quits and sooner than later, your resolution will be only a memory of the past. So what to do when your resolutions seem to go down the drain?

If you find yourself struggling help may be on the way. A good place to start is to make a resolution to keep your New Year's resolution. Too hard to commit? Then help is on the way, courtesy of several websites offering moral support and a place to retreat when your determination is giving in.

Mygoals.com

Then name says it all, this website will help you stay on track with your goals helping you achieve success. How does it work? You start off by visiting the home page and then selecting a category under which your goal fits. A page with subcategories opens up. You select therefore a subcategory. You are then offered to create a custom made plan or create you own. The biggest advantage of this website is that it offers solutions to all the obstacles you are likely to encounter.

For instance, if you select the goal of losing 10 pounds, you may likely feel one day like if you lack the will power to continue. The website counteracts this negative attitude by giving you task such as ''Eat six servings of fruits & vegetables each day'' or ''Distract yourself from food when cravings strike''. You may also read some encouraging notes and get reminder e-mails.

-Joe'sgoals.com

This website is so easy to use that any average Joe may get a hang of it. It is a quite simple application that is 100% free to use and best of all, does not require to be downloaded. This powerful tool aims to allow you to track your goals and mark your success. It also will track your mishaps and give you an average score of how you are doing. You can set a variety of goals and you may share and post your score badge on

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