What I am starting to understand is that there are two types of people, those that know where they are heading and what they want to achieve in their lives. For these people it is less about the question what is my goal? and more about what is the best way to get there. The second type of person is the, I not know what I want from life. This type of person is acutely aware of what they don't want in their lives, but when asked the question, what are your goals?, come up blank.

I have been pondering the situation facing the second group. How can you apply the success formula if you don't actually know what success looks like? How can you move towards something better if you don't know what better looks like in detail.

We know the age old wisdom to change a behavior you need to practice a new one daily for at least 29 days. Simple really! If it was so simple then we would all be where we want to be now! 

I listened to a talk the other day where the speaker sumed up making new behaviours stick. He talks of two important factors, enthusiasm for change and persistance. Enthusiasm according to him is like rocket fuel. It creates great thrust and propels us skywards. Problem is that many of us see this is the only key to success. Like a rocket, the fuel of enthusiam only gets us halfway there. It gets us into orbit, then, when that fuel is expended, something else needs to take over. Persistance is the thrust that moves us through space, making corrections and keeping us moving towards the object that we are aiming for.

Enthusiasm equals- dream creation
Persistence equals-daily visualisation, refocusing, faith

This got me me thinking, what is my rocket fuel and what is my thrust?