BHA - Be Held Accountable: If no one else knows what your goal is, it's all too easy to rationalize (rational lies) why you are not making progress toward what you want. When you tell someone else what you are shooting for, you have added two very important benefits to the mix - someone to hold your hand and encourage you, and someone to hold your feet to the fire when you need it.

SRA - Start Right Now: One of the best small predictors of goal success is to do something toward your goal the same day you set a goal, before your head hits the pillow that night. So start right now, by doing one small thing toward your goal. Strong momentum is necessary to see you through, and doing something right now begins to build momentum.

SED - Something Each Day: Doing something each day toward your goal, whether big or small, continues to build momentum, creates a firm new habit in your life, and makes large goals manageable a piece at a time.

WYW- What You Want: "Discipline is remembering what you want." - David Campbell. It takes a sustained effort to meet most worthwhile goals. A sustained effort always takes discipline, and remembering what it is that you want helps keep you disciplined and on track.

Jeff Herring

Jeff is a marriage and family therapist, singles and relationship coach, mentor coach, speaker, syndicated relationship columnist and author.

Jeff has a full time private practice in Tallahassee in which he specializes in couples, teen and parent counseling. He also is a relationship coach specializing in working with couples and singles. Some of his professional activities include:

==> Internationally syndicated relationship columnist through Knight-Ridder/Tribune Media Services, with a weekly readership of over 10 million worldwide

==> Sought after speaker for organizations, associations, churches, and corporations

==>Twice weekly appearances on The Steve and Sara Show on Magic 107.1

==> Author of "Keep the Changes: 52 Tools for Successful Living" a collection of his best columns, as well as several e-books including "How to Create a Passionate and Loving Relationship.........Forever," "How to Beat the BOZOs: Dealing with difficult people without becoming one," and "Tame Your Teen: THE survival guide for parenting your teenager.

==> Founder and CEO of TheArticleGuy.com

==> Founder and CEO of SecretsofGreatRelationships.com

==> Founder and CEO of ParentingYourTeeanger.com

==> Founder and CEO of ToolsforSuccessfulLiving.com

==> President of BuildingYourIdealPractice.com

==> President of ConsciousDatingTallahassee.com