Have you ever had an ambition or desire that you simply couldn\u2019t see yourself achieving? A goal that, given your past behavior doesn\u2019t seem likely to be obtained? Becoming fit and healthy when you are already significantly overweight and have failed all your past dieting attempts. Becoming rich when you are deep in debt and have no prospects for increasing your income. Having a loving relationship when you have always been alone.<\/p>\n
Small pieces of success are easy when they are already built on a foundation of past success. Earning 20% more sales in one year is relatively easy when you are already a fantastic salesperson. Building success from scratch can be much more difficult. Permanently losing weight when you have always struggled with health can often seem impossible.<\/p>\n
Most people don\u2019t realize that the best approach to achieving goals in an area where you are already successful is quite different then one you are starting from scratch. Because of this they often fail to make improvement. With a new approach to goal-setting you can make dramatic change even in an area of your life where you believed change was impossible.<\/p>\n
Success is like creating a building. You wouldn\u2019t start building if you didn\u2019t first lay the foundation. Yet many people try to do exactly this in their lives. They see someone who owns a skyscraper adding on a small addition and wonder why they can\u2019t even get started. Without a foundation their building collapses.<\/p>\n
What is the foundation of success? Habits. Successful people have successful habits. Healthy people have habits of eating well and exercising often. Rich people have habits of being productive, managing their money well and investing properly. Attractive people have social habits of how they deal with others and think about themselves.<\/p>\n
When most people start making a change in their life, they set a lot of result-oriented<\/em> goals. Objectives like \u201cEarning $2000 by the end of the month\u201d or \u201cLosing twenty pounds by the 25th\u201d. Setting goals like this is great, but if you are just starting out you will probably fail all but the easiest of them. Without the proper base of successful habits, your results will be hit or miss.<\/p>\n