This is comforting to hear because the process of achievement seems so slow. Like most people, I want results -- um -- like, yesterday! (As an aside I also don't want it to take too much effort.)
Don't expect much, do I? <sheepish grin>
This is the challenge of goal-setting -- wanting too much too fast. It usually results in running a marathon three days in a row and then dropping the process altogether.
Some authors reinforce this by saying you must have all areas of your life sorted out and be working on each at an even pace (see the goal wheel) to be a success. You should want a perfectly round (balanced) wheel.
Realistically, how does that happen in a modern busy life? I get distracted and overwhelmed just thinking about it! If I had perfect balance already, I wouldn't need to be goal-setting.
Allan Wilson, in his book The Quick and Tiny Guide to a Great Big Life, says that working on too many areas at the same time can be like...
