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"You start every game at zero and what has gone before doesn't make any difference. You have to work hard to ensure you get continued success and we've all done that this week," said Wilkinson.
"We know that Stade Francais are a good team and it is important we get off to another good start like the one we got against Harlequins. The win over Quins was massive for us and we all want to make it to their home ground in Twickenham for the final.
"There are still a few of us left in the Toulon squad who remember the bitter disappointment of losing to Cardiff Blues in the 2010 final in our own back yard in Marseille. The fact that defeat came a week after we had lost in the semi-finals of the French Championship just made it even worse - and more determined than ever.
"The defeat to the Blues showed us just how high the quality is in the Amlin Challenge Cup when you get into the later stages. It has been a massive learning curve for us playing in Europe and the challenges keep on getting bigger and bigger.
"We played Newcastle Falcons, Lyon and Petrarca in the Pool stages and then Quins as the first of the Heineken Cup teams that came into the last eight. Now we have to beat Stade for a place in the final."
Wilkinson's European record dates back to 1997, when he scored a try on his debut for Newcastle Falcons in a 72-24 home win over Edinburgh in the Amlin Challenge Cup, and he has notched 589 points in 47 games for the Falcons and Toulon in both tournaments.
He played in three Amlin Challenge cup semi-final defeats with the Falcons, losing Quins, London Irish and Worcester Warriors, and in a losing Heineken Cup quarter-final and Amlin Challenge Cup final with Toulon.
"The French Championship winning team of 1992 is still revered here in Toulon. The date of the final, and the players, are all recalled with huge affection," said Wilkinson.
"Our final defeat in 2010 has long been forgotten and it would be nice at this stage of my career to help deliver a title to Toulon and be remembered in the same way. If you want to make your mark as a team you have to be the best, otherwise it simply doesn't count.
"It would be great to be able to go back to England, where my home is, and play in a major final. The Stoop is a great venue and it is right next door to a very special place where I have played a lot of my rugby.
"This is a big opportunity for me to go back and tick a lot of boxes, although there is a lot of hard work to be done before I can start thinking about doing that."
With Toulon unbeaten at Stade Felix Mayol since early September, Stade face a tough task in reaching successive finals. There is no Felipe Contepomi, Julien Dupuis joins Sergio Parisse on the bench and 110 times capped Wallaby back row man George Smith finds himself playing at centre.
"That doesn't surprise me too much because last year, when George was playing at Toulon, he roamed between scrum half, outside half and centre in a game in which we had a player sent off for a dangerous tackle," said Wilkinson.
"He has the ability to do that and showed what a world class player he is. It will be an interesting battle between him and Matt Giteau, but we will have to be wary of a big hitting, ball winning player in their midfield."
Toulon are still very much in the running for a top four finish in the Top 14 and will be fighting on two front s as the season comes to a close. They are currently ranked third in the table with two games to go.
But as well as a possible league and cup double to dominate his thoughts, Wilkinson also has another major challenge to look forward to this summer - walking the length of Corsica with Steffon Armitage and Simon Shaw and other members of the Toulon squad to raise money for the 'Rugby-Aide' a charity for sick children.
