Did you know that people set goals the day after the labor day and January 2 since these are the two of the biggest days of the year?

It's true.

As a matter of fact, around this time of year you're almost certainly going to start keep thinking about how you want your life to be like when January comes around. You may kick off setting some goals. You might want to build a hard body with muscles of steel lose weight or get stronger. Doesn't matter what you're goal is really

I'm going to share with you 3 simple steps to achieve all your goals (fitness and otherwise):

Step #1: A Clear Vision Of Your Goal

This is simply picturing what you want your life to be like when you achieve your goal. Form a mental picture of yourself achieving your goal and living it and make it as vivid as possible in your mind. For a good book on how to do this you should check out Maxwell Maltz's New Psycho-Cybernetics.

After that you are to remain optimistic, no matter what it takes, and HAVE FAITH that you will accomplish your goal(s).

Here's a quick visualization tip. I'll use the example of wanting to get stronger and lifting more weight for your next exercise routine

1. Take a deep breath, relax and close your eyes

2. Visualize the last time you successfully lifted a weight

3. Feel all the emotions - the pride, the accomplishment, the satisfaction

4. Once you're making this properly you will be pleased at your accomplishment

5. Visualize yourself performing your next lift with success and FEEL those same emotions

6. Go do your lift!

This is the way the athletic pros visualize for success. And you can use the same process on virtually any goal: getting stronger, losing weight, quitting smoking, making money, whatever

Step #2: A Plan To Get There

When you have a vibrant imagination of what you want to accomplish, you need a plan in order to make it. And it's as effortless as recalling the objective while following the plan. As George Foreman said regarding success it comes down to "Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan".

It was successful for Georgey and I believe it will be effective for you as well.

Step Number 3 -- Persons To Keep You In Charge

This is an often overlooked step. You really need some people in your life to keep you accountable. I hear as far as diets go that Weight Watchers is most effective at getting people to lose weight because every week you have to tell another person how much weight you've lost. And if you don't well you don't want to be the guy who didn't lose weight right?