There is a seven-step method for goal setting and achievement that you can use, over and over, in any situation, to accomplish anything you could ever want for yourself. These seven steps constitute a powerful, proven formula that you can use to change your life immediately.
STEP ONE: DECIDE EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT
A real goal is clear, specific, measurable, and time bounded. A non-goal, a wish or hope, is fuzzy and unclear. It is a fantasy that floats in the air. People with clear, specific goals, who know exactly what they want, are very different from people who are going through life hoping for the best. Your ability to decide exactly what it is you want in each area of your life is one of the most important responsibilities of adult life.
One of the major reasons that people fail in life is because they waste so much of their time doing things of low value or no value at all. And the reason they waste so much time is because they have no real idea of what they really want. Once you have clear goals, your ability to manage your time improved dramatically.
Here is a way to decide whether something is a good use of your time. Just ask, "Does this move me toward the achievement of one of my goals?" If the activity helps you to achieve a goal you have set for yourself, it is a good use of time. If it doesn't, it is poor use of time.
When you get into the habit of only doing those things that move you toward your goals, your life will take off. Your results will improve. You will soon find yourself busy every hour of every day doing things that are helping you in some way. You will have no time left to spend on activities that aren't helping you to achieve one of your goals.
When you set a clear goal for yourself, and you know exactly what you want, you will become increasingly impatient with activities that are not helping you in some way.
But as the old saying goes, "If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there."
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