For each of the listed goals, I further write a list of all the specific actions I will take and I have a deadline for each one. I actually have them documented on my calendar as important meetings that I try not to reschedule for any reason. The important thing about goals is you must believe you can accomplish them. This is very different than hoping you will achieve them. There is a sense of cer- tainty that must come from deep within you. When my clients tell me their goals, I ask them a series of questions about each one: A. Uo yoD thinX yoD can accomYlish this? #. A1e yoD ce1tain yoD will? $. I+ yoD1 li+e CeYenCeC on it3 coDlC yoD? %. What a1e yoD willing to Co o1 not Co to maXe this goal haYYen? &. What woDlC yoD Co Ci++e1ently i+ yoD we1e o++e1eC &BBX to accomYlish this goal on time? '. What a1e the maho1 obstacles that coDlC Y1event yoD +1om achieving this goal anC what is yoD1 Ylan +o1 ove1 coming them? 202 • If IAm So Smart, Why Can’t I Lose Weight?