First, narrow your choices down to one option in each category. Then trim it down to no more than five goals. Any more than that, and you’ll find yourself stretched too thin to be effective in reaching any of your goals.
Once you have your five big, long-term goals, start breaking each one down into smaller chunks.
For example, let’s say you want to give a TED talk. Before you’re ready to write and hone your 18-minute speech of a lifetime, there are smaller steps to take.
Medium-term goals might include speaking at colleges and universities, or speaking at large conferences. Short-term goals could be taking a course in public speaking, joining Toastmasters, giving talks at high schools, and speaking at local service club events.
Finally break those short-term goals down into daily to-do’s, like researching your topic for an hour, practicing speaking into a mirror, making one contact a day to find a place to speak.