Whatever your goals, write them down clearly. I recommend the PACT method of goal setting, where goals are Personal, Actionable, Continuous, and Trackable.
* Personal goals have special meaning to you; they’re not imposed on you by someone else.
* Actionable goals depend solely on your actions. You can’t set a goal of selling $4,000 worth of widgets; you can only control dialing the phone.
* Continuous means you can keep taking action over and over to reach your goal.
* Trackable is a yes/no system. Did you do any incremental part of doing the thing? If so, you win!
Next, make a list of all the things you need to do to achieve your goals. Write down everything you can think of, every step that will inform your plans to achieve your goals. Nothing is too little or too unimportant. (If you think something small can’t make a difference, you’ve never been stuck in a room with a mosquito!)
Now figure out your timeline for achieving your goals. Set specific, realistic dates for each step to be completed by. Don’t just set due dates; set “do” dates, the day and time you’re going to work on each step. Put everything on your calendar
One of my Messages From the Wall says, “Every time you say you will do something and end up not doing it, you are committing a sin to yourself.” Make sure you work on each step when your calendar says you’re going to do it.