Setting & Achieving Goals
Here's a good video from Brian Tracy on how to set your goals. When I first learned about this it was from reading the book "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill. At first I thought "nah this is lame, this won't work," but after trying it out for the past year I have seen immense benefits from doing this and in fact I have met the goals I set. One of my goals for example was to have read 12 books within a year. I broke it down into 3 month increments and put a timeline (i.e. 1 book per month). I even went as far as listing the name of the book that I wanted to read each month. After trial and error, I realized that I read too damn slow, so I switched over to Audiobooks. I learned that listening to Audiobooks was a more preferential way for me to learn, rather than reading because not only did I acquire more information, but I could listen to it while I was doing other things (driving, chores, etc.) which made it more efficient and productive. By the end of 1-year, I far exceeded having read (listened) to 12 books and this habit was now built in my systems opposed to it feeling like a chore that I HAD to do. Now it was something that I do without even thinking about. So set your goals and make them specific with a time range! This will give you added pressure to get it done in a timely manner and push you to achieve it. Let me know if any of ya'll need help with setting and achieving your goals and I'll gladly help you!