In any long-term plan, it is essential to establish stages to be completed, each one ending with a smaller goal. During the process, these milestones, rather than the overall goal, will be used as references, and it is on them that the mind should focus. This avoids aiming for a target that is too distant, which may cause hesitation about the possibility of achieving it. By focusing on small goals and stages with a clearly visible end, motivation gains the consistency necessary to avoid being affected by what is unlikely to happen.