From Section 1: What will you life be like a year from now? How about five or even ten years from now? Will you be proud? What will you have accomplished? What will you look like? What will you have? What will other think and say about you in the future, even perhaps generations from now?
As we contemplate our lives and where we're heading, who of us doesn't want the best for our families or ourselves? Each of us has specific goals, things that we want out of life, things that we truly hope to accomplish someday. But there's a saying: "A goal without a plan is merely a dream." So what is your plan? What are your goals?
The Purpose of This Planner This planner is intended to help you with the goal-setting process. To give you a plan. To help you identify your most important goals. The basic principles it contains are not secrets. The simple and convenient format however is unique and effective.
Why would you choose this planner over other planners already on the market? You wouldn't! Its purpose is not to replace, but actually precede and complement other notebook planners. Most planners are designed to help you organize and schedule your life. This planner takes you a step further allowing you to see the big picture. What exactly do you need to organize and schedule? What do you need to do next to accomplish the goals that are most important to you?
Get Organized Looking through the contents of this planner, you'll notice the first thing to do is get organized. To be organized is not something that you have done, but something you do. It's a continual process and can always be improved upon. Use the tips included to help you work on your organizational skills. By being better organized, you'll feel better and accomplish more.
Analyze Yourself If goals are to become reality, they must be real in your mind. They need to be well thought out and well defined. You must take responsibility for them. The next section of this planner will help you analyze yourself to identify exactly what goals are most important. Clearly knowing this, will enable you to prioritize, focus on a and accomplish meaningful goals that will truly make a difference in your life.
Plan Projects As you begin to set larger goals or projects, you'll find it beneficial to isolate some of these and break them down into smaller goals or manageable tasks. Use the forms provided in section four to analyze these larger projects. By assigning each sub-goal or task a start date and deadline, larger projects can be accomplished one step at a time.
Plan, Schedule and Accomplish The final steps in goal setting begin with planning. When will you do it? Each day is only 24 hours long so be reasonable. It's better to set fewer goals and achieve them than it is to set too many and fail.
Most people who write down their goals achieve them. Use the forms provided to list, prioritize and schedule the goals and tasks you choose to pursue each month. Check off each goal as it is accomplished and review your progress regularly.
Keep this planner with you daily and make setting and accomplishing goals a habit in your life. Look at your goals often and reward yourself when you accomplish one. By following this simple pattern, you'll be amazed at what you can achieve.
