10% is the formula for success

I say, enough with verbal abuse; I say, enough with negative thoughts. Stop telling yourself “I can’t do this, I can’t do that, I’ll never be able to do that.” Start setting realistic and attainable goals for yourself. For example, if you want to lose 50 pounds and set that as a goal, you may make valiant attempt and fail. So now you don’t have the motivation or the desire to keep going and give up! Why don’t you set a 10 % goal for starters? Start off with five pounds, since that’s what your ten percent of fifty pounds actually is. Now it sounds realistic and possible! Once you have achieved this goal you will feel successful and highly motivated to keep going because you are now ten percent closer to your outcome goal. It’s very important to find success in everything that you do, because if you don’t see success and only see the struggles and the battles you will stop whatever it is you’re doing and give up. It is very important not to get caught up in the numbers game and to set realistic goals for yourself.

If i recall correctly I believe it was Michael Jordan that said something along the lines of - "Small daily wins lead to big wins!"