Make sure to remember that if a light switch doesn't work, your dreaming, if you can't read text, your dreaming. If some electric device isn't working, your prolly dreaming. Make sure to do a reality check whenever any of those happen (those can be used as reality checks by themselves).

When you RC, make sure to assert that you are dreaming if it works. Also try to expect it to work, otherwise an RC can sometimes fail (used to happen to me often).

When you MILD try different mantras. I've found that just saying "I should do an RC" (present tense) seems to help out a lot. Meditating often helps people to remember to do an RC in their sleep.

Other than that, try tons of different induction techniques, some work better for people than others. Some people find WILDing impossible, some people find it carelessly easy. If your having troubles with MILDing/DILDing, try writing down what your intention is (to do an RC, to remember dreams etc) before you sleep.

Other than that, stopping randomly wherever you are and looking around, asking how you got there helps keep awareness, and can carry into your dreams, and is an RC on it's own.