here is a seven-step formula for setting clear and effective goals one decide specifically what you want either decide for yourself or sit down with your boss and discuss your goals and objectives until you are absolutely crystal clear about what is expected of you and in what order of priority it's amazing how many people are wasting time day after day on low value tasks because of a lack of clarity one of the very worst uses of time is to do something very well that need not be done at all before you begin climbing up the ladder
you have to make sure that it is leaning against the right building two write it down the author calls it thinking on paper think of when you need to have an agreement with the professional that is going to offer you a service if you have that agreement on paper it has a lot more value than having it just discussed verbally in the same way way when you write your goals down you are making an agreement with yourself people with clear written goals can accomplish 5 to 10 times as much as others whose goals live only
in their fantasies that happens because to write it down you need to stop and think clearly and consciously about it writing makes it tangible three set a deadline a task without a deadline is something that can be done today next month or next year not setting a deadline for your important goal is like telling yourself it's okay to procrastinate on this specific goal and prioritizing all others four list down everything you have to do to achieve your goal for example if your goal is to be healthier then the list of things you have to do
can be signing up for a gym getting a diet plan designed buying gym clothes Etc five organize the list into a plan organize your list by priority and sequence take a few minutes to decide what you need to do first and what you can do later decide what has to be done before something else and what needs to be done afterward even better lay out your plan visually in the form of a series of boxes and circles on a sheet of paper you'll be amazed at how much easier it is to achieve your goals when
you break it down into individual tasks Six Take Action immediately do something do anything an average plan vigorously executed is far better than a brilliant plan on which nothing is done seven do something every day to move yourself toward your major goal even if it's a small action never miss a day for example today you can't do 30 push-ups as you planned it's okay to do just 10 but don't miss a day here's the summary of all seven tips and also kind of an example to show you how the end result would look like if
you did this seven-step goal setting exercise take a clean sheet of paper right now and write a list of 10 goals you want to accomplish in the next year for example you would write I earn X number of dollars per month or I weigh X number of pounds or kilos then go back over your list of 10 goals and select the one goal that if you achieve it would have the greatest positive impact on your life whatever that goal is write it on a separate sheet of paper set a deadline plan how you will achieve
it take action on your plan and then do something every single day that moves you toward that goal
