Dear friend,

Before you actually “take off” toward your destination, you can take a series of planning steps to dramatically increase the probability that your trip will be successful.

1. 1. Decide exactly what you want in each area of your life. Be specific. Define your goal so clearly that a child could understand it and explain it clearly to another child.

For example, instead of saying, “I want to make a lot of money,” you must be clear about exactly how much “a lot” means, you can't become motivated and determined to accomplish something that is unclear or fuzzy.

2. 2. Write down your goal and make it measurable. A goal that is not in writing is merely a wish, “a goal with no energy behind it.” When you make it measurable, you create a clear target to aim at.

3. 3. Set a deadline. Be absolutely clear about when you want to achieve this goal. Your subconscious mind loves deadlines. They activate your mental powers and drive you forward.

4. 4. Identify all the obstacles that you will have to overcome to achieve your goal. What could possibly go wrong? What stands between you and your goal? Why aren’t you at your goal already? What is holding you back or could hold you back?

Think on paper! The more clearly you identify all the various problems and difficulties you could experience, the better prepared you will be to solve or remove them, should they occur.

5. 5. Determine the additional knowledge and skills that you will require to achieve your goal. Remember to accomplish something that you have never achieved before, you will have to learn and practice something that you have never done before. Whatever got you to where you are today is not enough to get you any further. Every new goal requires the acquisition and application of a new piece of knowledge or a new skill. What is it for you? Clarity is essential.

6. 6. Determine those people whose help and cooperation you will require to achieve your goal. To accomplish large goals, you will need the help of many people. The greater clarity you have about who those people actually are, the more likely is it that you will take the steps necessary to earn their cooperation and support.

7. 7. Make a list of all your answers to the above and organize them by sequence and priority. When do you need to do first? What is most important? A list of activities organized by sequence and priority is a plan, a step-by-step series of taste that lead you inevitably toward your goal, your destination.

By following these seven steps, you can accomplish almost any goal that you set for yourself. Following is a simply formula that you use to determine your most important destination, your number one goal. For on goal setting, visit my site below and click on goal setting at the top.