If new year's resolutions don't work for you & you haven't tried it already I highly recommend yearcompass, which is a kind of journal you spend an afternoon filling out at the start of the year. http://yearcompass.com
I did it for the first time last year and the way it forced me to reflect and plan was a bunch more effective than making a regular new year's resolution - since it involves seeing how all your goals fit together and are grounded in what's come before them.
Thank you, I will take a look, it just might help :)