| Soccer or Football (if you are from outside of the | | | | Once you achieve your initial goal, you set another |
| United States) fever has caught on in the United | | | | goal. You need to set a goal to go to the "second |
| States because of the success of the United States | | | | round". Your initial goal may be to exercise regularly |
| Soccer team advancing to the next round in the World | | | | and eat properly for 21 days. During that 21 day period, |
| Cup in South Africa. They won their group which | | | | you may refrain from French fries, desserts, etc. That |
| consisted of England, Slovenia, Algeria, and the U.S. for | | | | is a very short period. Hit that first goal so that you can |
| the first time since 1930. That was a long time ago- not | | | | go to the "second round". Goal experts call this principle |
| many people can remember that. When the United | | | | "the peak-to-peak" principle. When you reach that first |
| States beat the resilient Algerian team, they scored in | | | | peak, you can see the next peak. That is exciting. |
| the last minute for a dramatic victory. The U.S. soccer | | | | When you put together a few of these |
| team has the aurora of pulling out a dramatic victory | | | | accomplishments (or peaks), you will see yourself |
| and dramatic ties. During the last minutes of their | | | | making some significant accomplishments such as |
| match with Algeria, they made substitutions and | | | | losing 45 pounds or being able to do 20 pull-ups. Those |
| adjustments. They put themselves in position to get | | | | significant milestones are a series of smaller goals. Just |
| that much-needed victory. If they did not win, they | | | | like the United States soccer team in the World Cup, |
| would not advance to the second round. What does | | | | you will need to do all that is possible to qualify for the |
| that have to do with weight loss and reaching your | | | | "second round". Then, you can reset your dreams and |
| physical fitness goals? | | | | goal to progressively reaching your weight loss and |
| You have to do all you can to make your weight goal | | | | fitness goal. That is success. When you are |
| and physical fitness goals to happen. Even if it takes | | | | progressively realizing a worthwhile dream or goal, you |
| you the last possible minute to reach your goal, you | | | | are living a successful life. |
| must act upon your goals to make your dream come | | | | Even if you have not reached the second round in 30 |
| true. The good thing about your goal is that you can | | | | years, you can start anew by resetting your goals to |
| always reset your goal. But, it is important to do all you | | | | go to the second round to reach your weight loss |
| can to reach your goal. Now, here is the important part. | | | | goals. |