Every year starting in December and culminating on New Years Eve, I set my goals for the coming year. Then I keep track of everything I’m accomplishing so that at the end of the year I can see all the progress I’ve made. It’s amazing how much you can accomplish during a year, but if you don’t keep track of it you won’t feel a “sense of accomplishment.”
If you want to do the same thing, the first thing you need to do is write down all the categories in your life. In my professional life that’s stuff like: freelance writer, martial arts instructor, and Amazon seller. In my personal life I list things like: Family life, health, financial, spiritual/emotional, etc.
Then write down a mission or vision statement that declares what you want in your life and how you want to live.
Next, create at least a list of goals for each area of life that you’d like to work on for the upcoming year. Then write down what you’re going to do this month, this week, and this day to accomplish them. Basically, you want to know your endgame (the goal you want to accomplish) and then take steps everyday toward its accomplishment.
If you’re interested in looking at a sample, you can find a link to my completed goal list for 2010 here.
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