With all of the talk I’ve been doing about starting 2016 super focused and taking consistent inspired action, I thought I needed to take a step back and write a blog post about another critical piece of the Achievement Puzzle. Achievement is only worth the effort when it is sustainable.  By that I mean, once you achieve what you set out to achieve it feels good for a hot minute.  For a short time you have that euphoric feeling of accomplishment and you feel 10 feet tall and bullet proof. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE that feeling…we all do.  But then what?  That feeling doesn’t last forever and then it’s time to move on to pursuing your next big achievement. The first thing to realize is that THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOMETHING NEXT.  Achievement never stops.  That’s why I always talk about the importance of falling in love with the process as opposed to the results. You need to focus on the outcome you desire, but make the process of achieving that outcome your purpose.  Your purpose (WHY) is what really drives you. Now that you’ve resigned to the fact that your desired outcome isn’t the end, but merely an [...]