Even the best planners and strategists can be overwhelmed by the entire picture, so don’t be disappointed when you are daunted by the thought of outlining the key steps to your next major goal.
Think in terms of chunks or key pieces.
- Open up a fresh document and type out what you believe are the key ingredients.
- Then, open another new document and put just 1 of those key ingredients at the top.
- I am a bullet point guy, so below I would start my bullets and then seek to list all of the items that must be done or met for this area to contribute to the bigger goal.
- Repeat step 3 for all of the areas.
- Get a 2nd and 3rd set of eyeballs on your initial brain dumpings… this is great because in just 60 minutes (or less) you can draw up some pretty comprehensive, logical and strategic steps towards accomplishing your big goal.
Pick you next goal and try it. It works.
This was great timing for me to read. I officially started my new job and I want to create some goals for the first 30 days, first 6 months, and first year. Today is actually my first day on the job so I guess I better get started on those goals right now and start off right.