What is your idea of success? A healthy view of success and failure plays an important role in the achievement of our goals. One man's failure is another man's stepping stone. Let's explore just how crucial those views really are to reaching your goals, shall we?

"I've got to lose weight!" It's the relentless mantra running through the mind of every middle-age person I know. It's the theme that bombards us from TV commercials, magazine covers and even our daily junk email. We all want to be fitter, trimmer, and thinner - and that usually means additional exercise must somehow be added to the mix of daily activities.

What is that saying? For goal setting, it is important to truly know yourself.  Who are you when no one else is looking?  A little consistent self evaluation is critical to your long term success in reaching your goals.

Some of your goals may have fallen by the wayside already.  Many are starting to get discouraged and motivation is starting to descend like the value of the dollar.  So I think it is a good time to review the basics of goal setting.  Let us refocus on the results we want and why they are important.  We can make our goals a reality.