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 [...]

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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 [...]

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In the last installment of “Do You Have a Program to Set Goals?” we made a wish list of everything we want to be, do, and have.  Now it is time to turn those wishes into dreams or goals. After I wish for something, it is time to get real and determine whether these are [...]

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Once you have created your mission statement, you need to determine what goals you want to accomplish.  For me the best way to begin this process is to all of the things that I want to be, to do, to have.  This is called a wish list.  It is a no holds bar list.  Now [...]

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Before determining what specific goals you want to achieve in life, you need to determine what your end goal is.  The best way I have found to do this is to create a personal mission statement.  Stephen Covey has the most information on developing a personal mission statement.  His books focus on this central theme.  [...]

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