“Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.” ~ Vincent Van Gogh
Thinking of a long-term goal as a single item to accomplish can be massively overwhelming. But every goal has all kinds of 5-minute or one-hour tasks leading up to it.
1. Take each core goal and divide it into 3 to 5 Minor Steps. Then create 3 to 5 Baby Steps for each Minor Step. You may need more or fewer steps depending on the size of your goal. Feel it out.
2. Also, think about who can help you make each goal a reality. No one does anything on their own. Behind every success is a support team that makes it possible. For each of your goals, list one person who could help you achieve it. Ideally they have experience and expertise on the topic. This could be someone close to you, a colleague, friend or someone you’ve never met who you’d love to get assistance from. List at least one name for each goal.
On the following pages name and list your goals, their Minor & Baby Steps, and someone that can help you accomplish it. Write as much or little as necessary per goal, but try to get at least a couple points listed for both minor and baby steps.
See example formatting listed in the first box.
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GoalMinor Steps:•••Baby Steps:•••Who can help?
GoalMinor Steps:•••Baby Steps:•••Who can help?
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STEP EIGHT
Get THEM on a Calendar
Show me your calendar and I’ll show you your priorities. ~ Unknown
Everything we do takes up physical time in our lives. Without putting things on the calendar, it’s easy to plan way too much. Too much then leads to overwhelm, which leads to the opposite of progress. Not good.
Now look at the goals and habits/resolutions you’ve created. Begin to place each into various months. Be conscious of your life. If you know you’ll be traveling all of April, then don’t expect huge results that month. If some of your goals will take the whole year to complete, then fill in your Minor tasks in the months where you will take the action.
2016 Goals, Habits and Outcomes by Month:
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
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MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
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STEP NINE
Get Accountable - Tell at Least 4 People About Them
“Show me your friends and I will show you your future.” - Unknown
We tend to keep our word much better with others than with ourselves. Pick at least four people close to you to tell about your goals. They’ll be your Accountability Allies. Walk them through your process. Explain why it’s so deadly important to you and even give them a copy of your goals and plan (Just photocopy this when complete). Ask for their help.
Accountability Ally:
How they’ll keep you accountable (weekly checkups, whip cracking, etc.):
Bonus Task: Better yet, head over to our Live Your Legend Accountability & Action Group on Facebook andopenly declare your biggest goals to our community. Notonly will it make you more accountable, but I know there are also a ton of ways our talented members can help you be successful. Go get the word out!
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STEP TEN
Routinely Review Your Progress,
Weekly or Monthly at the Least
Steady perseverance is taking small steps to get to your achievement and toward which effort is directed. As long as you make movement toward a goal, that’s what matter most in life. ~ Kemmy Nola
To see massive progress, you must keep your plans front of mind. Create a routine that allows you to review the above on a weekly basis. Anything more infrequent than weekly makes it too easy to keep the ideas and dreams just that: ideas and dreams. They become reality when we consistently address them and make small gradual progress. In a year that can become enormous.
1. Write down when you will review your goals on a routine basis:
Day of Week: ______________________ Time of Day: ____________