As you get better at setting and accomplishing goals you will gain the confidence to challenge yourself even more.

The goals you set will grow and change with your life.

The more you push yourself the more successful experiences you will have.

Your self-esteem will grow as you change and adapt your strategies for success.

Pretty soon friends and family will see you as a successful person.

They will have a positive opinion of you and look up to you as a role model.

Encourage them to be their personal best by helping them set and achieve their own goals.

By doing this you will widen your circle of highly successful motivated people. You will also get personal satisfaction in helping others achieve their dreams.

1. Be honest with yourself at all times. This includes knowing that although the goal is possible there is definitely realistic time limits to work with. Keep your confidence in balance in order to reach your goals.

2. Step out of your "comfort zone." Any type of new situation is uncomfortable for awhile. However accepting this zone with all its changes, foods, routines, habits and responsibilities will allow you to reach your goal. Don't be afraid to learn from your mistakes. Even better don't be afraid to learn from the mistakes of others.

3. When it comes to major decisions focus on one question, "Why do I want this goal?" The best decision always follows when you rely on the big picture.

4. Continue to create little videos in your head that star you enjoying your success. Include all the sights, sounds, and smells so that you can actually "taste your success." Make sure you "watch" it everyday. Remember the more you can increase your DESIRE to reach your goal the more energy you give yourself to reach it.

5. The bigger the goal the bigger the lifestyle changes you will have to make. If you can't just "jump right in" then know your best ways of getting used to "new waters." Half the battle is in your mind, the other half is what you imagine in the minds of others. Think positive thoughts that empower and affirm you and your goals. Remember the happier you are the more easily motivated you will be.

6. Commitment means doing the small and big requirements everyday. You don't lose sight of your goal because you are constantly chipping away at it. Remember finish what you start. Give quality to your tasks by fully completing them and not doing a half-fast job.

7. Enjoy the goal from the beginning to the end. You can make it as fun as possible if you put your mind to it. Make a big deal out of your daily successes no matter how small. Celebrations and rewards are the fuel that feeds your goal.

8. Invest in your goal by putting in the required time. This includes planning it out, learning new skills and working through the daily grind.

9. Understand that set-backs and delays are the one thing you can count on. By learning from them and taking them into account ahead of time your progress will . Also do not spend time regretting the past and worrying about the future. Live as fully as possible in the present where you can actually make things happen and make a difference.

10. Developing into a healthy, happy, successful, balanced individual is an education in itself. Inspirational books, videos, and tapes can help teach you self-development skills, knowledge, values, and concepts.

Think about a very rough time in your life. (Who? What? Where? When?)

Who was fully involved?

What kind of person were you then?

What unique barriers did you have to work with?

Was the problem expected or unexpected?

How did it affect your family and friends?

What were the "real" issues underlying the problem?

How did you survive it?

Where did you get help?

Did you have unrealistic expectations of yourself and others?

Do you still have unrealistic expectations of yourself and others?

What was the hardest part (internal or external)?

What negative messages did you tell yourself?

What negative messages did others give you?

What positive messages did you give yourself?

What were the turning points or realizations that you had?

How much responsibility did you realistically have in the problem?

In the end were you a part of the problem or part of the solution?

What different options did you have to solve the problem?

How did you decide on a strategy?

What helped you and what slowed your progress?

What new ideas did you get from the experience?

How did it change you, your goals, and your outlook on life?

What unanswered questions do you still have about it?

Have you allowed this experience to be a constant negative or positive in your life?

Can you laugh about it now or see the humour in it?

When did you finally get totally over it?

How many positive things, people, ideas, thoughts, goals, actions came out of that one bad experience