One of the ways I've "succeeded" - my own definition of "success", that is* - is because I set clear, well-planned GOALS for myself based on TIME FRAMES. Reasonable time frames.
So: I want X amount of sales by X date. IF I have not reached that Goal I re-evaluate when the time limit is near. Am I close to the Goal? Am I heading in the right direction, always progressing towards it? Or am I flaundering, or worse, receding? If so, chuck that Goal and come up with a new one.
So what I'm saying is I don't give myself "open-ended" Goals, where I can try, try, try for YEARS without "making it". I think that's foolish. Life IS too short. So make reasonable time frames (6 months, 3 months, a year, etc) and constantly re-evaluate where you are/where you are heading.
*My definition of "success": Being able to do whatever the fuck I want to do whenever the fuck I want to do it, and can afford to do so.
