Monday, July 22, 2013

Set clear goals with deadline and strategy


                    "A goal is a dream with a deadline."-Nepoleon Hill 

Set clear goals with a deadline and make a strategy to achieve it. Clear goals are the essential foundation of success. Without clearly defined goals for both the near future and the long-term, you are like a ship moving through the deep seas without a course. You are like a jet flying without a flight plan. You are like a brain surgeon operating with a blindfold on. Once you know the direction in which you are travelling through life, your days take on new. When you set your clear goals then next move is write out your goals and attach firm deadlines to them so you will not put them off. Then make a daily plan of attack which breaks the big goal into smaller bite-sized chunks that are easy to swallow and far less intimidating. If a goal is too overwhelming, it will not be tackled. But if it is broken down into smaller bites it becomes manageable and even fun. Rick Hansen, the man who travelled around the world in his wheelchair was asked the secret of achieving this exceptional feat. He said that rather than focusing on the 24,901 miles he had to cover, he simply thought only about taking one session at a time, 23 miles per session, three sessions a day. Start off small. Small victories always lead to large ones. Highly successful people, from leaders in the world of finance to parents leading happy, loving families, all share one powerful habit: they set goals with a deadline and make a strategy to achieve the goals. Remember that ageless principle your inner world determines your outer world.


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