How to Get From a 7 to a 10  July 5th, 2005 by Steve Pavlina  A
frequent question I ask when trying to improve some area of my
life is: If I were to rate this area’s current performance on a
scale of 1-10, with 1 being the worst imaginable and 10 being
the best imaginable, where am I right now?  Very often I find
that areas get stuck somewhere in the 6-8 range, usually at a 7.
A 7 seems very close to a 9 or 10, but often a 7 is a local
maximum — you can’t get any higher by continuing to follow the
same path that got you to that 7 in the first place. You’re
already at a peak. The only way to reach a true 9 or 10 is to
climb back down (sometimes back to a 2 or 3) and take a new
path.  How many times do people get stuck at a 7 and remain
there for years? Is your job a 7? Your health? Your
relationship? Your family life? Your self-esteem? Is it likely
to improve much if you keep heading down the same path you’ve
been on for the past year?  A 7 is pretty good. At this level
you feel generally content. It’s OK, fin