New Year's resolution quiz: Follow these strategies for success

Making a New Year's resolution is all about making improvements – whether they are to lose weight, quit smoking or get physically fit.

According to WebMD, about 40 percent of people stick with healthy resolution goals until June. A helpful list of questions may help people develop strategies for success.

Experts say you shouldn't go it alone. Letting others in on your plan, or even including a friend as a workout buddy, increases your sense of accountability and chances at success.

It takes time to form bad habits, such as eating too many sweets, so it will take time to turn them around. Success with one goal may generate more confidence to take on others.

Slip-ups don't equal failure. They should be used as a chance to learn about weaknesses. For someone trying to quit smoking, for example, can they really handle being around friends who smoke? If they can't, they should try to avoid those situations.

Research shows that creating a new, healthier habit can take up to two months or more, so don't get discouraged if it's not happening faster.

Bypassing bad habits for short amounts of time will help you build confidence that you can let it go for longer periods of time – and eventually permanently.

Rewards can offer people motivation to continue working toward a goal – whether or not it's a short-term or long-term goal.

Rewards can be a reminder of progress and make things more fun. The larger the goal reached, the larger the reward.