Goal-Setting Steps

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  1. Decide specifically what it is you want. Before you can work towards your goal you have to know what it is.
  2. Write it down. Don’t keep your goals in your head. Putting them down on paper helps you commit to them.
  3. Set a deadline. Deadlines have a way of motivating us and help us to set time lines.
  4. Make a list of what’s in it for you. This is the fun part!
  5. Prepare yourself for obstacles. Don’t fool yourself about the bumps you may hit along the way.
  6. Identify all the information, people, etc. that can help you get to your goal.
  7. Create your plan. Make a first draft of your plan of action. Set priorities.
  8. Break it down into basic steps.
  9. Act on it now! Finally you have to get busy working on it.
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