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Now, after you've identified some goals
for yourself, it's

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important to focus on them one at a time.

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It doesn't mean you can't work on a bunch
of goals concurrently, it does mean

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that you should take the time to evaluate
and make a plan for each one.

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And this requires some focused attention.

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All too often, many of us identify a goal
and

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we rush into trying to accomplish it
without making a plan.

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We wanna lose weight so we buy a bunch of
healthy

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food or we buy a workout device like a Fit
Bit.

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But a week later, there's a bunch of
uneaten, no longer fresh food in

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the fridge and the Fit Bit has been
sitting on our desk, totally unused.

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Well even though our intentions were good,
we acted

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without thinking, and now, we've lost time
and resources.

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This could happen at work too, but instead
of wasting our own personal

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resources, we might end up wasting other
team members' time or company resources.

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We don't wanna do that.

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Making a plan means identifying specific
tasks that you need

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to do, to accomplish your goal, or
complete your project.

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Instead of thinking only about the
ultimate result,

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consider all the individual steps and
moving parts.

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I want to write a blog post every day.

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I wanna volunteer more in my community.

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I wanna save money and buy a house.

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I mean, these are all wonderful goals, but
what

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steps will you actually take to accomplish
each one?

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A good place to start is to consider the
classic

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group of questions, who, what, where,
when, why, and how.

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If we're going to evaluate a goal, and
identify tasks, let's begin.

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The who, who is going to work on
accomplishing this goal?

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And I assume that's you, but also make

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note of who else might have to be
involved.

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Who you're going to be waiting for if
you're part of a bigger

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process, or who you might have to ask for
approval, or questions from.

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The what and the how.

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Identify what actually needs to be
delivered, and

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then break down the steps leading up to
it.

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Do you have everything you need to get
started,

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or will you need to acquire assets or
materials?

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Do you have the expertise to accomplish
each step?

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What order will tasks need to be done in?

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Without this step, you could end up
focusing on the wrong tasks.

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The where and the when.

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Where can you work on your task, and how
much time will you need?

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What kind of deadline do you have, or
milestones

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along the way, when you have to show
progress?

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Without a deadline, there's no motivation
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finish something within a certain amount
of time.

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The Why.

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Hopefully, you've already considered
whether your goal or

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project is important, but it's vital to
ask again.

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Is this a priority?

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Will completing this goal be a positive
thing, or are

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there other goals or projects you should
be doing first?

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By going through each question and
identifying individual

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tasks, the scope of your project becomes
clearer.