The Magic Lamp: Goal Setting for People who Hate Setting Goals

The most effective way I know to deal with a regressive wish is to take it one day at a time. Don't worry about tomorrow, or next week. Just get through today. Do what you're supposed to do today, and after enough “todays,” tomorrow will shape up just fine

The important thing to remember about regressive wishes is that they require more than time to make them work. They also require consistent effort.

True success is far more likely to be joyful than to be painful, because it is far more likely to be the result of doing what you enjoy, than of doing what causes you pain