I'm reading a lot about setting goals and learning approaches ... I'm really keen to develop a plan and some definable goals to work towards. Two questions:

(1) How did FTR's that have gone from noobs to successful players in a few years approach their learning? While I appreciate that everyone ahs a different learning style ... I'd love to hear how some winning players attacked overcoming the knowledge void. Sure playing thousands of hands to build experience is the key ... but does a building block approach work (ie focussing on particular aspects at a time - say learning to calculate pot odds on the run, or developing reads, etc) ... or is there another way?

(2) A more specific question ... BB/hr. What do people aim at as a goal for this stat?

Thanks in advance!