Attraction - Goals with No Finish Line Are Different

We often see peopleAF0 go on a diet and shed weight, sometimes transforming themselves dramatically. But then, once they have reached their weight goal, most people usually begin regaining those pounds. This is so common that it's referred to as the rebound effect. It is even expected to occur. In fact, the rebounder often ends up weighing more than before.

Here's why the rebound happens (and what you can do to prevent it).

Some goals are clearly defined and achievable, like a finish line on a race. Buying a new house. Finishing your novel. Taking a vacation in Europe. With these goals, you achieve it and then it's done forever.

Others, however, are not a race with a line that you cross one time. Instead, they're a process that continues on out into the future.

Weight control is one of these ongoing processes.

However, it can look like a finish-line type of goal. You start out at one weight, do some activities that produce a result, and you end up with a different weight.

But changing what you weigh is not a one-time action. Once you've reached your goal, then comes the day-to-day task of keeping it. And in every case, the people who regain weight do so because they've mistaken the type of goal they're working on.

Maintaining a weight change requires a different set of mental skills than simply reaching it.

It's like visiting Italy -- it's not too hard to get there and do the sightseeing circuit, then go home. But if you decide to live there, your sightseeing skills won't be enough. You'll need a whole new mindset, new abilities and new habits.

Abundance is another of these goals with no finish line. So is happiness. And self esteem.

So when you're working on your goals for yourself, it's important that you imagine more than crossing the finish line. You also need a vision of yourself enjoying that goal long-term. Imagine yourself living there, not just visiting and sightseeing for a few days, then returning to your old poverty-stricken, unhappy life style.

You must see it as an ongoing, long-term process that just keeps lasting and lasting and ....

Choose successes that are open ended, and they will automatically stay with you.

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Ted Andrews