Scale The Summit: Today

Once we start taking accountability, we can really focus on how to make our lives better one action at a time. We have to remain accountable in order to remain consistent and allow those single actions to compound into bigger accomplishments we are striving for. We cannot expect those one actions to be huge commitments or we will continue to struggle with the wonder of why things keep failing for us. 

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Smaller achievements being fulfilled over and over is the more realistic way of breaking down how to accomplish your goals. The small wins are what keep you optimistic and goal-oriented, fueling you through the tedious "how-to" stages in a way that truly allows you to arrive at your goal completed without giving up mid-way up the mountain. You can do anything you want in life, but you can't magically arrive at the end result without putting in the effort to get there, little by little, one day at a time.

Are there specifics you can hone in on to help you visualize the actuality of the goal being accomplished? Set the date you'll go do the action you've been putting off, including a timeframe you can be there. Where will you see this aspiration become your reality? Set a location you know you will visit. These smaller goals serve as checkpoints along your greater pathway, in conjunction with your accountability that continues to fuel you to the next point, and the next, until the next point is the end point of the entire goal being finished. 

Prepare yourself to meet each checkpoint rather than focusing on how to see the bigger picture completed. Make your goals trackable and measurable so you can analyze the successes and failures that follow your actions, then you know which actions to repeat that create the success you desire and which ones to avoid that caused you to fall short. You have to take it one step at a time if you truly want to reach the top of the mountain.