We all have goals, don’t we? Well no, not really. ‘Get rich’ is not a goal, and neither is ’success’. Goals are more tangible than that. In football, the goal isn’t ‘to win’ — it’s that big H shaped thing at each end of the field.

Likewise, you need to have tangible goals before you can think of achieving them. If money is your primary motivator, then set an amount you will earn this month, and this year. You have to believe in your goal, so don’t set it so high you can’t convince yourself you can reach it — but don’t settle for too little either.

Next, decide what steps you need to follow to reach your goal. Will you need a product of your own, a website — or Web Empire? Write out the components that will go into your goal. Then, for each component, break it down into daily tasks you need to perform to get those components built.

Now do it. Every day, do something. You might not even reach your goal — or you might exceed it. That doesn’t matter as much as the progress you make by completing the tasks that are prerequisite to achieving your goal. So long as you don’t get discouraged, so long as you continue to make progress toward your goal, you win. Give up, and you lose.

You would have to be psychic to know exactly when you will achieve your goal — don’t fret over it taking longer than expected. So long as you are making progress in the right direction, you have nothing to fear. You will achieve your goal. Don’t buy into the claim that if you can’t reach your goal within the allotted time you lose — that is defeatist. You only lose when you give up on it.

Make a plan, and follow it. If the plan doesn’t work as expected — change the plan, don’t abandon the goal! Look at your progress, and take heart that you are moving toward your goal. Keep going, and as time goes on, you will find it gets easier and easier. Build on your successes and learn from your mistakes — soon any goal you set will be achieved.