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When thinking about the changes we'd like to make in our lives, we usually have a picture of what that change looks like. Perhaps we think of having a really good relationship, with more expensive holidays and a luxury home. We might see ourselves looking quite different to how we look now - more toned, slimmer, better dressed.

Dreaming of these things tells us what we'd love to have in the next few years - which is a good way to fire up a goal plan. Unless we have a vision of how things will look when we've reached the lofty heights of our personal success, we've little chance of ever getting there.

And yet before we can have the things we want, some changes must be made. The great Albert Einstein was quoted as saying that the definition of insanity is to do the same thing and expect a different result! And so, continue doing what you're doing right now, and you'll continue having what you've always had.

We need to not only massively change the way we do things, but also massively change the way we think. Only then will we make big steps forward in what we have. It's no great secret that there's going to be a degree of effort to do to bring in the things we want to have. The relationship between giving and getting is well understood! Though effort alone won't inevitably bring results.

People who achieve much in life internalise winning attitudes along the way. They adopt the right behaviour and thought processes. So the individual who's goal is to lose 30 pounds in the next 12 months has to become conscientious about nutrition and prioritise a certain amount of time to exercise each week.

Working out each day has to come before meeting up with friends. The success mind-set says there'll be lots more time for leisure later on (and more energy to enjoy it!) if the effort is put in first. Slimming with a positive attitude brings results in faster and makes the whole discipline much easier.

Winning isn't a matter of chance. Maintaining a solid approach is an essential foundation to guard against the doubts and criticisms we may have to endure.

If we look at how others have reached their goals (in autobiographies and such-like) we can build some resilience. A familiar thread runs through each of their stories - that what they have now is largely the result of what they did and who they became before the gravy train started to roll. By concentrating on becoming the person we need to be, the effort we have to do will be more enjoyable and bring us the things we want to have much sooner.

(C) Scott Edwards. Hop over to WeightLossDietWar.com for great diet advice on diet weight and weight loss stories.