January will be over in just a few days, so now is a good time to remind everyone that New Years isn’t the only time you can take steps towards changing your life. There’s a science behind successful resolutions, and it doesn’t require you to wait for a new year. Any milestone of time will work: a new semester, month, week, or even your birthday.

Don’t start out this year with a handful of lofty resolutions that you’ve already failed. Instead, cherry-pick one or two you know you can accomplish and start working on them at the beginning of next week, February 1st. The confidence boost you’ll get from succeeding will help you slowly build up to more difficult goals as the year progresses.