Every Monday, That's Fit's very own "charged up" wellness guru Laura Lewis presents The Passion Principle, a weekly guide that will help you achieve your greatest potential through words of inspiration, cutting-edge ideas and action tips you can use in your every day life!

Becoming the best you can be and achieving goals that seem unreachable is as easy as one baby step at at time -- and a whole bunch of "gumption," as my Grandma Ruby used to say. Case in point. There I was in the seventh grade, participating in my school's President's Fitness council testing. Armed with a bit of talent and a whole lot of mental "game," I became one of the best in the sit-ups category in the county. Nancy Ormsby, she was the champ. But I gave her a run for her money. I attribute my success as a "sit-up" superstar to my mental game, the daily sit-ups I did in my living room as my sister timed me, and my tremendous focus upon the specific task at hand: To do as many sit ups as I could in 60 seconds flat.

Roger Bannister, the fellow who first broke the four-minute mile, achieved his goal in a step-by-step fashion -- not by over-training, but with regular daily workouts that lasted less than one hour. Every day, he ran for 45 minutes, training specifically on breaking a four-minute mile. He knew in his mind it was possible. He believed he could do it. And he did. Click here to watch Roger share his refreshing point of view.

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My son has attended the same summer camp for two years now. Throughout the summer there are specialty camps kids can opt to attend. Last summer he signed up for an intense biking camp. At the beginning of the week, there were more than 30 kids signed up. By day three, the numbers had dropped to about 12. By the end of the week, only 6 kids remained.

On the first day of camp, the kids and their counselors rode a total of 10 miles. But the rides were short and they stopped at several fun locations to play and rest in between rides. Still, my very fit and athletic son needed to take a bath that night to relax his muscles.

The second day, the kids rode about the same distance, but with only one, longer break in between. It was a hard day, evidenced by the fact that more than half of the kids dropped out after day two. My son mentioned that he thought maybe he'd like to quit, too. But day three was too intriguing for him to give up.

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