If you've been watching the Olympics then I'm sure you will have been just as inspired as I have over the last two weeks and what better event to learn about goal setting from!

All the athletes have visualised and dreamt of representing their country, standing on the podium with a gold medal around their neck. They've clung on to that vision through thick and thin, good times and bad. For many, such as Dame Kelly Holmes, they 've kept going through difficult injuries and disappointing results but their vision motivated them to work hard for another four years and return for another shot at achieving their dream. Finally, hardwork, determination and practice pays off and that gold medal becomes a reality rather than a dream. Paula Radcliffe is another great example of perseverance, taking several years to gain the recognition she deserved on the track and now comitted to another attempt at the marathon in 2012.