STEP #4: APPLY MATHEMATICS TO THE GOAL After envisioning how awesome your new year will be, attach a numerical figure to your goal. If “lose weight” is the goal, this would translate into “lose twenty-five pounds” or “get to 12 percent body fat.” Likewise, if your goal is to “start a business,” you would need to identify a numerical number, say sales, profits, or number of customers. The mathematics of change are crucially important