Do you run, cycle or walk for fitness? Do you occasionally change your routine, making your route less predictable? I recently changed my cycling route and anticipated a much longer ride to the first landmark—but before I knew it, I was already there.
When you plan your run, cycle, workout or walk and you’re all set to go the distance, do you start 
with the belief that you’ll achieve your plan? There are two ways that this is probable:
1) your goal is based on a past success, so you’re confident that you can achieve this; or
2) you made up your mind, that no matter what, you’re going to accomplish your plan.
Would you agree?
If this is true with your exercise routines, does it make sense that it could also be true with your business routines?
Just like your workouts, building a business requires practice, patience and experience. If you know of small steps you can take to achieve gradual growth, then you’ll surely achieve your goal. If you expect to make bigger jumps and are willing to endure growing pains, you’ll find your way as well. You’ll either be in your comfort zone, or you’ll be in new territory pushing yourself to the finish line.
In the end, when you arrive at your destination, you’ll have a new success to build on. Hopefully, you’ll appreciate the journey; and sooner or later you’ll look back with a new perspective—knowing that you believed you would make it. Some journeys are longer than others, but most of the time you’re closer than you think.
