Life Tip: New Year- New You! Published Jan. 1, 2020 By Capt. Jessica-Lynn Stanley, Licensed Clinical Social Worker 37th Training Wing Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas -- Are you looking to develop a healthy lifestyle? Kicking a bad habit? Studies have shown that only 8 percent of those who make New Year’s resolutions actually accomplish them. If you are looking to join that 8 percent, you will need to create a well-defined goal. By doing so, it will aide you in having a well thought out plan of attack. A useful way of making goals more powerful and effective is to make them SMART. S- Specific M- Measurable A- Attainable R- Relevant T- Time-bound Finally, be consistent! If you haphazardly work on your goals, you will not see results. By putting in the work, and setting a SMART goal you will increase you chances of being successfully exponentially.