Overcoming weakness

I recently read an article about Eliminating Weaknesses, and realized that there are a lot of vague, over-simplified answers you can give to the question of how to overcome our personal challenges. This is something most people are dealing with right now, as we all scramble to live up to our New Years resolutions.Here are 2 concrete things I do to help me reach my goals.I think becoming aware of your patterns, and then making a plan are the keys.1) Keep a journal of your habit- triggers, feelings, responses, etc. This will help you better understand your situation, and will probably provide some amazing realizations.2) Develop your strategy- even if you can only plan 1 day in advance (like me), this will help overcome your greatest enemy --Emotional Reactions--No matter how you feel at the moment of truth, follow your plan. Then pat yourself on the back. Every time you overcome one of these obstacles (no matter how seemingly small) you are strengthening your new, good habits and weakening your old, bad habits.Be sure to include your daily challenges in your journal, and how you overcame them. This is a great way to track progress, as well as potentially being a useful resource in the future. After all, our challenges are what make us great.