Here is an example of how I plan to eat an elephant with one of my goals.
Add clients to consulting business.  My goal is to add 5 new clients this year.  Here are the things I will need to do to achieve this goal.

Brainstorm a list of at least 30 potential clients.
Research potential clients to [...]

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How do you eat an elephant?  One bite at a time, right?  How do you achieve a goal?  One step at a time.
You have already developed your personal mission statement; created a wish list of everything you want to be, do, and have; and decided which wishes are going to be your goals.  Now it [...]

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 Happy Valentine’s Day!  Are you cooking anything special this week to celebrate Valentine’s Day? I plan to make Heart Shaped Vanilla Bean Cupcakes and Sour Cream Sugar Cookies with GigglyGirl and BusyBoy. 
Monday: Breakfast for Dinner:  French Toast
Tuesday:  Chicken Pot Pie
Wednesday:  Spaghetti, Garlic Bread, Salad
Thursday: Valentine’s Day!! Yippe!!  Chicken in Cream Sauce, Potato Casserole Supreme, Green Beans
Friday:  Chicken Nuggets, [...]

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Cupcake Ingredients

1 vanilla bean

1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened

1 1/2 cups plus 3 tablespoons sugar

1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar

3 1/2 cups pastry flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 3/4 cups water, room temperature, divided

6 large egg whites

Cupcake Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Line muffin/cupcake pan with paper cups.

Split open the vanilla bean and scrape free the [...]

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Cookie Ingredients

1 cup white sugar

1 cup butter, softened

3 ounces cream cheese, softened

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 egg yolk

2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

Cookie Directions

In a large bowl, combine the sugar, butter, cream cheese, salt, almond, and vanilla extracts, and egg yolk.

Beat until smooth.

Stir in flour until well blended.

Separate dough into thirds.

Shape each [...]

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